to the point
"to-the-point" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“to the point” 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific. (The article "the" may be replaced by a possessive form denoting whose point is being acknowledged.)
Corpus desk
Index EN-to-the-point · to the point · English
to the point · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 point |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “to the point” in English
Rare enough to double-check
to the point is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for to the point, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is to the point, spelled T-O- -T-H-E- -P-O-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1Relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific. (The article "the" may be replaced by a possessive form denoting whose point is being acknowledged.)
- 2Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, point.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how to the point appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His letter was short and to the point.
But, more to the point, we should be asking whether this requirement is even necessary in the first place.
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.