give one's all
"give-one-s-all" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“give one's all” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To make the utmost effort; to contribute, using all of one's abilities and resources.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | give one's all |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “give one's all” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for give one's all is 14 letters long, classified as a verb. 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.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for give one's all, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 give one's all, spelled G-I-V-E- -O-N-E-'-S- -A-L-L.
Definition
- 1To make the utmost effort; to contribute, using all of one's abilities and resources.
- 2To lose one's life while making the utmost effort with full commitment.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “give one's all”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-I-V-E- -O-N-E-'-S- -A-L-L - 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.