make common cause
"make-common-cause" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“make common cause” 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To cooperate, to enter into an alliance for a shared goal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | make common cause |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “make common cause” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for make common cause is 17 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. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To cooperate, to enter into an alliance for a shared goal.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for make common cause, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Possibly a calque of French faire cause commune, first attested in the same period (1787). The correct English form is make common cause, spelled M-A-K-E- -C-O-M-M-O-N- -C-A-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1To cooperate, to enter into an alliance for a shared goal.
Etymology
Possibly a calque of French faire cause commune, first attested in the same period (1787).
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 “make common cause”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-K-E- -C-O-M-M-O-N- -C-A-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.