at all events

adv

"at-all-events" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“at all events” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In any event, at any rate, anyhow.

Key facts for at all events
PropertyValue
Headwordat all events
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “at all events” sits in English frequency

at all events falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for at all events is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for at all events in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is at all events, spelled A-T- -A-L-L- -E-V-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    In any event, at any rate, anyhow.
  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, all, events.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "at all events"?
"at all events" is spelled A-T- -A-L-L- -E-V-E-N-T-S.
What does "at all events" mean?
As an adverb, "at all events" means: In any event, at any rate, anyhow.
What language does "at all events" come from?
"at all events" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “at all events”

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

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