no doubt
"no-doubt" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“no doubt” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - without a doubt; surely.
Corpus desk
Index EN-no-doubt · no doubt · English
no doubt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | no doubt |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “no doubt” in English
Rare enough to double-check
no doubt is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "without a doubt; surely.".
Zero misspellings are on record for no doubt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English ne doute, a calque of Old French saunz doute, itself borrowed unadapted into Middle English. The correct English form is no doubt, spelled N-O- -D-O-U-B-T.
Definition
- 1without a doubt; surely.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how no doubt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No doubt you can provide a better definition//that is, there's no doubt that you can.
[…] the neglect of domestic duties, on the part of many wives, is, no doubt, attributable to the slovenly tenements, and inadequate providings, and careless neglect of the husbands.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ne doute, a calque of Old French saunz doute, itself borrowed unadapted into Middle English.
Synonyms
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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.