without a doubt

prep_phrase

"without-a-doubt" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“without a doubt” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a prep_phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - certainly; doubtlessly; unquestionably; indisputably; doubtless; surely; no doubt; without any doubt.

Key facts for without a doubt
PropertyValue
Headwordwithout a doubt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPrep_phrase
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “without a doubt” sits in English frequency

without a doubt falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for without a doubt is 15 letters long, classified as a prep_phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "certainly; doubtlessly; unquestionably; indisputably; doubtless; surely; no doubt; without any doubt.".

without a doubt has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is without a doubt, spelled W-I-T-H-O-U-T- -A- -D-O-U-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    certainly; doubtlessly; unquestionably; indisputably; doubtless; surely; no doubt; without any doubt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "without a doubt"?
"without a doubt" is spelled W-I-T-H-O-U-T- -A- -D-O-U-B-T.
What does "without a doubt" mean?
As a prep_phrase, "without a doubt" means: certainly; doubtlessly; unquestionably; indisputably; doubtless; surely; no doubt; without any doubt.
What language does "without a doubt" come from?
"without a doubt" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “without a doubt”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is W-I-T-H-O-U-T- -A- -D-O-U-B-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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