toilsome
/ˈtɔɪlsəm/
"toilsome" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“toilsome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
Corpus desk
Index EN-toilsome · toilsome · English
toilsome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | toilsome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtɔɪlsəm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “toilsome” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
toilsome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈtɔɪlsəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for toilsome, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From toil + -some. The correct English form is toilsome, spelled T-O-I-L-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how toilsome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
‘And you, Sir knight,’ / (Said she) ‘that taken have this toylesome paine / For wretched woman […]!’
The whole of the interior of South Africa is, of course, one vast plateau at a considerable elevation, and all the main lines coming up from the coast have some toilsome climbing.
Etymology
From toil + -some.
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.
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