toilette
/twɑˈlɛt/
"toilette" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“toilette” is uncommon English (frequency #61,165 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,165
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archaic form of toilet, in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet.
Corpus desk
Index EN-toilette · toilette · English
toilette · rank #61,165 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,165
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH TOEFL
Nearest frequency peer: TOEFL (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “toilette”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- titi
titi
38,839 corpus weight
- titration
titration
38,838 corpus weight
- TOEFL
TOEFL
38,837 corpus weight
- toilette
toilette
38,836 corpus weight
- Tonks
Tonks
38,835 corpus weight
- tonsillitis
tonsillitis
38,834 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “toilette” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | toilette |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /twɑˈlɛt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #61,165 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “toilette” in English
Rare enough to double-check
toilette is uncommon English at frequency #61,165 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /twɑˈlɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archaic form of toilet, in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet.".
Zero misspellings are on record for toilette in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French toilette; more at toilet. The correct English form is toilette, spelled T-O-I-L-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Archaic form of toilet, in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how toilette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No such very great degree of genius can be displayed in the rest of the toilette. The dress has been chosen—it fits you à ravir—it has simply to be put on with mathematical accuracy: but the bonnet is the triumph of taste,—you must exert your intellect,—your destiny is in your own hands.
He was elaborately attired. He would ogle the ladies who came to lionise the university, and passed before him on the arms of happy gownsmen, and give his opinion upon their personal charms, or their toilettes, with the gravity of a critic whose experience entitled him to speak with authority.
Etymology
Borrowed from French toilette; more at toilet.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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