one another

pron

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"one-another" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“one another” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.

Key facts for one another
PropertyValue
Headwordone another
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPronoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “one another” sits in English frequency

one another falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

one another is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.".

No misspelling variants are generated for one another in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is one another, spelled O-N-E- -A-N-O-T-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.

Synonyms

each other

This word in other languages

mutuamente(Español)l'un l'autre(Français)einander(Deutsch)se(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "one another"?
"one another" is spelled O-N-E- -A-N-O-T-H-E-R.
What does "one another" mean?
As a pronoun, "one another" means: Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.
What language does "one another" come from?
"one another" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “one another”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is O-N-E- -A-N-O-T-H-E-R - 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list