totes

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"totes" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“totes” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,383
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Totally.

Corpus desk

Index EN-totes · totes · English

totes · rank #31,383 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,383
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tut

Nearest frequency peer: tut (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “totes”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “totes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

totes vs toys
60% similar
totes vs tres
60% similar
totes vs Toth
40% similar

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

Key facts for totes
PropertyValue
Headwordtotes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,383
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “totes”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “tut” (#31,384), “tonnage” (#31,381), “typhoid” (#31,385). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “totes” is #31,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around totes, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #31,383 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Totally.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for totes, with forms such as "ottes", "toets", and "totess". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "toys", "tres", "Toth", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of totally + -s (hypocoristic suffix). The correct English form is totes, spelled T-O-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Totally.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how totes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. That was totes like the best night ever!
  2. “Apparently, I suck at being nonviolent.” “Dude, sucking at something is the first step towards being sort of good at something. You and I are like little baby Billys right now, and we're "sucking" on our first bottle of nonviolent milk.” “[sighs] Totes. I'll stop "pooping my diaper."” “Whoa, what?!”

Etymology

Clipping of totally + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ottes
  • toets
  • totess
  • totse
  • tottes
  • ttotes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ottes2toets2totess1totse2tottes1ttotes1
Edit distance from "totes"

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 "totes"?
"totes" is spelled T-O-T-E-S.
What does "totes" mean?
As an adverb, "totes" means: Totally.
What words are commonly confused with "totes"?
"totes" is commonly confused with "toys", "tres", "Toth". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "totes"?
Clipping of totally + -s (hypocoristic suffix). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "totes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tilly#31,380Valle#31,395tacit#31,370vixen#31,402

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list