due to

prep

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"due-to" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“due to” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caused by; resulting from; because of.

Corpus desk

Index EN-due-to · due to · English

due to · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for due to
PropertyValue
Headworddue to
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPreposition
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “due to” in English

due toranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

due to is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for due to in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is due to, spelled D-U-E- -T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caused by; resulting from; because of.
  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see due, to.
  3. 3
    (of a proof) from, written by

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how due to appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rising unemployment due to the economic downturn is spreading.
  2. The carrier will be held financially responsible for any damage due to reckless handling.

Synonyms

caused byas a consequence ofas a result ofbecause ofthanks toon account of

This word in other languages

à cause de(Français)aufgrund(Deutsch)devido a(Português)

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 "due to"?
"due to" is spelled D-U-E- -T-O.
What does "due to" mean?
As a preposition, "due to" means: Caused by; resulting from; because of.
What language does "due to" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list