tot up
/ˌtɒt ˈʌp/
"tot-up" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tot up” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To calculate the sum of a number of numbers or quantities.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tot-up · tot up · English
tot up · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | tot up |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌtɒt ˈʌp/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tot up” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tot up is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌtɒt ˈʌp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
tot up has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From total. The correct English form is tot up, spelled T-O-T- -U-P.
Definition
- 1To calculate the sum of a number of numbers or quantities.
- 2To add up (to).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tot up appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As soon as Debbie can tot up the scores, we'll know who won.
Later, when Cora got a chance to tot up her sins for the day, she would vaguely recall hearing the protestors suddenly grow quiet and whisper to each other.
Etymology
From total.
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.