to the tonsils
"to-the-tonsils" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“to the tonsils” 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entirely, completely, extremely, to the greatest degree.
Corpus desk
Index EN-to-the-tonsils · to the tonsils · English
to the tonsils · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 tonsils |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “to the tonsils” in English
Rare enough to double-check
to the tonsils is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entirely, completely, extremely, to the greatest degree.".
to the tonsils doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is to the tonsils, spelled T-O- -T-H-E- -T-O-N-S-I-L-S.
Definition
- 1Entirely, completely, extremely, to the greatest degree.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how to the tonsils appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He was stuffed to the tonsils with cream crackers.
They sat there, robed up to the tonsils, and made me feel so below a juvenile delinquent.
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.