like a dose of salts
"like-a-dose-of-salts" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“like a dose of salts” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very quickly and thoroughly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-like-a-dose-of-salts · like a dose of salts · English
like a dose of salts · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | like a dose of salts |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “like a dose of salts” in English
Rare enough to double-check
like a dose of salts is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Very quickly and thoroughly.".
like a dose of salts doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the laxative properties of Epsom salts. The correct English form is like a dose of salts, spelled L-I-K-E- -A- -D-O-S-E- -O-F- -S-A-L-T-S.
Definition
- 1Very quickly and thoroughly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how like a dose of salts appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After five minutes' conversation with me the old folks would penetrate the deception like a dose of salts.
Every so often a mass campaign swept the country like a dose of salts, and officials, writers, artists, people in the public eye were purged and flushed out on a tidal wave of hysteria.
Etymology
From the laxative properties of Epsom salts.
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.