praise to the skies
/ˌpɹeɪz tə ðə ˈskaɪz/
"praise-to-the-skies" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“praise to the skies” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.
Corpus desk
Index EN-praise-to-the-skies · praise to the skies · English
praise to the skies · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | praise to the skies |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌpɹeɪz tə ðə ˈskaɪz/ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “praise to the skies” in English
Rare enough to double-check
praise to the skies is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌpɹeɪz tə ðə ˈskaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.".
Zero misspellings are on record for praise to the skies in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From praise + to the skies (or sky) (“to the highest possible degree”). The correct English form is praise to the skies, spelled P-R-A-I-S-E- -T-O- -T-H-E- -S-K-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1To praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.
Etymology
From praise + to the skies (or sky) (“to the highest possible degree”).
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.