to a large extent
"to-a-large-extent" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“to a large extent” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a prep_phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mostly; usually or primarily.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | to a large extent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “to a large extent” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for to a large extent is 17 letters long, classified as a prep_phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mostly; usually or primarily.".
to a large extent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is to a large extent, spelled T-O- -A- -L-A-R-G-E- -E-X-T-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Mostly; usually or primarily.
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.
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- The one correct English spelling is T-O- -A- -L-A-R-G-E- -E-X-T-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.