make whole
"make-whole" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“make whole” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
Corpus desk
Index EN-make-whole · make whole · English
make whole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | make whole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “make whole” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
make whole is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for make whole, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is make whole, spelled M-A-K-E- -W-H-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
- 2To repair or restore (something).
- 3To provide (someone), especially under the terms of a legal judgment or an agreement, with financial compensation for lost money or other lost assets.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how make whole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pale the children both did look, But the guest a beaker took; "Golden wine will make you whole!"
There isn't a man in the world who doesn't pity that poor black sufferer, and there isn't a man that wouldn't make him whole if he could.
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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