high tide
"high-tide" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“high tide” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | high tide |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “high tide” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for high tide is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for high tide in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 high tide, spelled H-I-G-H- -T-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1The natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
- 2The time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level.
- 3A climax, culminating point or phase.
- 4Synonym of menstruation.
- 5A great festival.
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 “high tide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-I-G-H- -T-I-D-E - 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.