to-each-his-own
Definition, pronunciation, etymology, and usage for the English word. Free spelling reference powered by Wiktionary.
Letters
15 characters
Language
English
word origin
Source
Wiktionary
open dictionary
Access
Free
no sign-up needed
Detailed reference entry for the English word "to-each-his-own", 15-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "to-each-his-own" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "to-each-his-own" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.
to each his own is aEnglishproverb. It means: Every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences and tastes.
Compare similar words
See how to each his own compares against similar English words.
Browse all word comparisons →| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | to each his own |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proverb |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency rank visualization
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for to each his own is 15 letters long, classified as aproverb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for to each his own in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Latin suum cuique, short for suum cuique pulchrum est (“to each his own is beautiful”). Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is to each his own, spelled T-O- -E-A-C-H- -H-I-S- -O-W-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences and tastes.
- 2Everyone should receive what they deserve.
Etymology
Calque of Latin suum cuique, short for suum cuique pulchrum est (“to each his own is beautiful”).
This word in other languages
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "to each his own"?
What does "to each his own" mean?
What is the origin of the word "to each his own"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Nearby English words
Other entries that begin with the letter T in our English index: