totalled

adj

"totalled" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“totalled” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,262
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Destroyed

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

totalled vs totally
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for totalled
PropertyValue
Headwordtotalled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,262
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “totalled” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). totalled lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around totalled, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,262 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Destroyed".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for totalled, with forms such as "ottalled", "toatlled", and "totaled". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "totally", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is totalled, spelled T-O-T-A-L-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Destroyed

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ottalled
  • toatlled
  • totaled
  • totaleld
  • totallde
  • totalledd
  • totlaled
  • tottalled
  • ttoalled
  • ttotalled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of totalled - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ottalled2toatlled2totaled1totaleld2totallde2totalledd1totlaled2tottalled1
Edit distance from "totalled"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "totalled"?
"totalled" is spelled T-O-T-A-L-L-E-D.
What does "totalled" mean?
As an adjective, "totalled" means: Destroyed
What words are commonly confused with "totalled"?
"totalled" is commonly confused with "totally". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "totalled" come from?
"totalled" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “totalled”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-O-T-A-L-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “totally” - see the side-by-side comparison. totalled vs totally
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list