no matter what
"no-matter-what" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“no matter what” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regardless of, in spite of, whatever.
Corpus desk
Index EN-no-matter-what · no matter what · English
no matter what · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | no matter what |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “no matter what” in English
Rare enough to double-check
no matter what is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
no matter what has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is no matter what, spelled N-O- -M-A-T-T-E-R- -W-H-A-T.
Definition
- 1Regardless of, in spite of, whatever.
- 2Regardless; in any case; even in adverse circumstances.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how no matter what appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'm going running tomorrow no matter what the weather is doing.
This project will be finished by July no matter what.
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.