allspice

noun

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"allspice" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“allspice” is uncommon English (frequency #68,814 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,814
frequency rank, English
35,202
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

Key facts for allspice
PropertyValue
Headwordallspice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,814
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “allspice” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). allspice lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allspice is uncommon English at frequency #68,814 among 35,202 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

allspice has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From all + spice, as it was thought to combine the flavors of various other spices. The correct English form is allspice, spelled A-L-L-S-P-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
  2. 2
    Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.

Etymology

From all + spice, as it was thought to combine the flavors of various other spices.

Synonyms

pimentoJamaica pepper

This word in other languages

quatre-épices(Français)Piment(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allspice"?
"allspice" is spelled A-L-L-S-P-I-C-E.
What does "allspice" mean?
As a noun, "allspice" means: A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
What is the origin of the word "allspice"?
From all + spice, as it was thought to combine the flavors of various other spices. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “allspice”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-L-L-S-P-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list