the whole world and his dog
"the-whole-world-and-his-dog" is a 22-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“the whole world and his dog” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 27
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.
Corpus desk
Index EN-the-whole-world-and-his- · the whole world and his dog · English
the whole world and his dog · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 27 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | the whole world and his dog |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 27 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “the whole world and his dog” in English
Rare enough to double-check
the whole world and his dog is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for the whole world and his dog in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is the whole world and his dog, spelled T-H-E- -W-H-O-L-E- -W-O-R-L-D- -A-N-D- -H-I-S- -D-O-G.
Definition
- 1Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how the whole world and his dog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'd love to go to the Harry Potter opening, but the whole world and his dog will be there and I don't like crowds
Synonyms
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.