cap it all off
"cap-it-all-off" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cap it all off” 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 finish or complete something; to add a finishing touch.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cap-it-all-off · cap it all off · English
cap it all off · 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 "C" 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 | cap it all off |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cap it all off” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cap it all off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cap it all off, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 cap it all off, spelled C-A-P- -I-T- -A-L-L- -O-F-F.
Definition
- 1To finish or complete something; to add a finishing touch.
- 2To surpass or outdo something.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cap it all off appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We went for a walk along the beach, watched the sunset, and then capped it all off with a lovely meal.
What a day. I lost my wallet, my mobile phone broke, then to cap it all I got a flat tyre.
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.