little toe
"little-toe" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“little toe” 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The smallest toe of the human foot.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | little toe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “little toe” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for little toe is 10 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 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for little toe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English litel to, lyttylle towe, from Old English lȳtle tā. The correct English form is little toe, spelled L-I-T-T-L-E- -T-O-E.
Definition
- 1The smallest toe of the human foot.
- 2Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, toe.
Etymology
From Middle English litel to, lyttylle towe, from Old English lȳtle tā.
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 “little toe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-T-T-L-E- -T-O-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.