# altogether

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,324

## Definitions
1. Completely, wholly, or without exception.
2. On the whole; with everything considered.
3. With everything included.
4. An intensifier: without doubt, clearly.

## Etymology
From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither (“altogether”), Middle High German alzegater (“altogether”), Dutch altegaar. Compare also Old English ealġeador, eallġeador (“altogether”), West Frisian allegearre (“altogether”). More at together.
The noun sense (nakedness): was popularized in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby.

## Common misspellings (15)
`alltogether`, `alotgether`, `altgoether`, `altoegther`, `altogehter`, `altogetehr`, `altogetherr`, `altogethher`, `altogethre`, `altogetther`, `altoggether`, `altogteher`, `alttogether`, `atlogether`, `latogether`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/altogether