head to toe
"head-to-toe" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“head to toe” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entirely; completely; over one's full body.
Corpus desk
Index EN-head-to-toe · head to toe · English
head to toe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | head to toe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “head to toe” in English
Rare enough to double-check
head to toe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for head to toe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton. The correct English form is head to toe, spelled H-E-A-D- -T-O- -T-O-E.
Definition
- 1Entirely; completely; over one's full body.
- 2In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how head to toe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He fell in a puddle and ended up covered head to toe in mud.
-we reversed positions so there was no funny business. - Reversed positions? - Yeah, you know, head to toe.
Etymology
From Middle English (fram) heved to þe ton.
Synonyms
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.