to the nth degree
"to-the-nth-degree" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“to the nth degree” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - As much as possible, to the greatest extent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-to-the-nth-degree · to the nth degree · English
to the nth degree · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | to the nth degree |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “to the nth degree” in English
Rare enough to double-check
to the nth degree is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "As much as possible, to the greatest extent.".
Zero misspellings are on record for to the nth degree in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is to the nth degree, spelled T-O- -T-H-E- -N-T-H- -D-E-G-R-E-E.
Definition
- 1As much as possible, to the greatest extent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how to the nth degree appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Simultaneously stunned and utterly smitten, the Moevitian fell in love with the vision before him that night: a goddess, a new-age angel, an artist in possession of perfect pitch, a two-plus-octave range, and vocal gorgeosities to the nth degree.
Asnicar said forensic officers were examining the Murray Street house, an operation he said which could take “several days” ... This will be done to the nth degree and we will cover every angle.
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.