tuck in
"tuck-in" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tuck in” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tuck-in · tuck in · English
tuck in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | tuck in |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tuck in” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tuck in is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
tuck in has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: See tuck (1). The correct English form is tuck in, spelled T-U-C-K- -I-N.
Definition
- 1To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
- 2To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself; to get in bed.
- 3To push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants.
- 4To acquire something tiny
- 5To score from with a casual motion
- 6To place in a small space.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tuck in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She tucked in her young son and turned out the light.
Life on the island feels great! When the sun rises, I wakey-wakey, and when it sets, I tuck in fer snoozer-time! Perfect fer a simple bloke like me, right?
Etymology
See tuck (1).
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.