blow one's top
"blow-one-s-top" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blow one's top” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-blow-one-s-top · blow one's top · English
blow one's top · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blow one's top |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “blow one's top” in English
Rare enough to double-check
blow one's top is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for blow one's top, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is blow one's top, spelled B-L-O-W- -O-N-E-'-S- -T-O-P.
Definition
- 1To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how blow one's top appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just blew his top.
Synonyms
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.