How Do You Spell TOTAL?

Pronunciation: [tˈə͡ʊtə͡l] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "total" is relatively straightforward. It begins with the voiced dental fricative /t/ and is followed by the mid back rounded vowel /o/. The final syllable is composed of the voiceless alveolar lateral approximant /l/ and the unstressed schwa vowel /ə/. The word is commonly used to denote the overall amount, sum, or quantity of something. Its spelling and pronunciation are considered standard in English and are relatively easy to memorize and use correctly.

TOTAL Meaning and Definition

1. Total is an adjective that describes the complete sum or entirety of something. It indicates the aggregate or overall amount or value of a set of elements, resulting from the combination of all its parts. It implies that there is no part left out or excluded.

   In mathematics, total refers to the sum of all the individual elements in a set or group. This indicates the combined magnitude or value of the entire collection, leaving no item behind. The total represents the final result or outcome obtained when performing addition on the components.

   In a broader sense, the term total is often used to express the complete extent, degree, or quantity of something. It signifies the comprehensive or whole nature of a particular phenomenon, including all its various aspects or dimensions.

   Total can also function as a noun, representing the complete sum or amount of a given quantity. It denotes the entirety of a particular entity, encompassing all of its constituent elements. The noun form of total is often used in financial contexts, indicating the overall value of an investment, expense, or revenue.

   As a verb, total refers to the act of adding or combining all the elements of a set or group to determine the overall sum or amount. It involves the process of calculating the complete value of the individual components to arrive at the final result.

2. • Whole; complete; entire; undivided.

   • The whole; the complete amount.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for TOTAL *

• totla 12.6948775%
• totall 9.1314031%
• tottal 8.9086859%
• totoal 7.572383%
• toatl 6.6815144%
• tital 5.1224944%
• toltal 4.2316258%
• toatal 4.0089086%
• totaly 3.11804%
• totle 1.3363028%
• totol 1.3363028%
• toital 1.3363028%
• totel 1.3363028%
• tota 1.3363028%
• tiotal 0.8908685%
• tatal 0.8908685%
• etotal 0.6681514%
• totale 0.6681514%
• tolal 0.6681514%
• toral 0.6681514%
• totalt 0.6681514%
• trotal 0.4454342%
• totaol 0.4454342%
• thotal 0.4454342%
• totak 0.4454342%
• totatl 0.4454342%
• totl 0.4454342%
• totalk 0.2227171%
• totlal 0.2227171%
• toall 0.2227171%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for TOTAL

• ttyl
• toald
• toataly
• notal
• tatol
• totyal
• dosal
• tottle
• taoal
• totat
• totay
• totoaly
• titale
• totaley
• totalyy
• tottals
• totaler
• totlaly
• tottalt
• hotal
• todal
• toyotal
• bottal
• totalo
• totalty
• nortal
• totly
• totai
• totake
• toltaly
• titual
• totom
• totaaly
• tocall
• totry
• totalls
• toalt
• atotal
• betal
• ttotal
• toaly
• tolll
• totax
• tomale
• tottaly
• toldl
• letal
• motal
• todat
• titals
• totwo
• todals
• tooll
• tomali
• turtal
• vatal
• totsl
• butal
• toyta
• towol
• tottly
• detal
• dital
• troal
• totlay
• towal
• totum
• totlly
• totop
• totallu
• ttal
• todayl
• totely
• totaily
• totald
• totatly
• toldal
• tental
• tataly
• titil
• totsal
• tortal
• votal
• tolad
• totam
• totalof
• totral
• totalyl
• otal
• titol
• totoly
• totallt
• toool
• motual
• tertal
• totell
• vetotal
• poetal
• totasl
• ortal
• tlal
• hotail
• potil
• tataa
• rottal
• tetal
• goetal
• kotaa
• notar
• toyal
• tyaal
• tazal
• tawal
• tactal
• tohal
• tofal
• trodal
• yotal
• 6otal
• 5otal
• tktal
• tltal
• tptal
• t0tal
• t9tal
• togal
• to6al
• to5al
• totzl
• totwl
• totql
• totap
• totao
• rtotal
• ftotal
• tfotal
• gtotal
• tgotal
• ytotal
• tyotal
• 6total
• t6otal
• 5total
• t5otal
• tkotal
• toktal
• tlotal
• tpotal
• toptal
• t0otal
• to0tal
• t9otal
• to9tal
• toftal
• totfal
• togtal
• totgal
• toytal
• to6tal
• tot6al
• to5tal
• tot5al
• totzal
• totazl
• totwal
• totawl
• totqal
• totaql
• totakl
• totapl
• totalp
• ottal
• ttoal
• tootal
• totaal
• 4otal
• total
• dotal
• uotal
• tgtal
• tmtal
• tntal
• to4al
• topal
• toval
• toual
• totil
• totcl
• totad
• twotal
• t otal
• to tal
• tot al
• tota l
• towae
• votyac
• Cytal
• otostal
• tothly
• totae
• tosae
• totza
• tottu
• tobbal
• tytas
• kokal
• motaz
• PotAk
• tothh
• cotgl
• jotaa
• koual
• tttat
• tttaa
• tenosal
• toxax
• Tolayl
• Notael
• Nothal
• Tutaly
• Oobal
• Tostap
• Tofaal
• toddal
• eotah
• Botali
• Kotah
• Tofyl
• Thontaol
• TDOAl
• Towdal

Etymology of TOTAL

The word "total" is derived from the Latin word "totalis", which means "whole" or "entire". It comes from the Latin verb "tollo", meaning "to lift up" or "to take away", which is related to the concept of adding up or summing. Over time, "totalis" evolved into "total" in various Romance languages and eventually was adopted into English with the same meaning.

Idioms with the word TOTAL

• total up to The idiom "total up to" typically means to add together several individual amounts or parts to reach a final or overall sum or result. It is often used when discussing monetary figures or tallying up various components of something.
• total sth up The idiom "total something up" means to calculate or summarize the sum or total of something, typically numerical values or quantities. It refers to adding or combining all the individual parts or elements to arrive at a final overall amount or conclusion.
• in total The idiom "in total" means the complete or entire sum or amount of something, without any omissions or exceptions. It refers to considering all parts or elements together as a whole.
• grand total The idiom "grand total" refers to the final sum or total amount resulting from the addition or compilation of several individual components or numbers. It implies the ultimate or complete tally of all items or calculations involved.

Similar spelling words for TOTAL

• teutul,
• tautly,
• TOTAL-T,
• dottle,
• diddly,
• detail(s),
• tidwell,
• deedle,
• ditlow,
• toodleoo,
• TADIL-A,
• dowdell,
• deadly,
• datolo,
• Tetley,
• dawdle,
• Tuttle,
• tattily,
• pre-title,
• sum-total,
• tatel,
• title,
• tightly,
• tidel,
• non-tidal,
• titel,
• tootal,
• ditullio,
• dowdle,
• tuitele,
• titlo,
• Tetel,
• DETAL,
• TUTLA,
• TATL,
• teitel,
• dotel,
• tutuola,
• twiddly,
• diatela,
• dowdily,
• tudela,
• twaddly,
• Tiddle,
• daidle,
• tutelo,
• Dudley,
• tudeley,
• DATEL,
• totila,
• tytell,
• TOTAL-C,
• tottle,
• toodle,
• dodol,
• totale,
• tadley,
• tutuila,
• Daedal,
• a-doodle,
• Twattle,
• dietl,
• dottily,
• totley,
• dudleya,
• diddle,
• twaddle,
• titl,
• totally,
• dadyal,
• tweddle,
• toddle,
• tidally,
• toodle-oo,
• Twidle,
• tituli,
• tetulia,
• toutle,
• diddlier,
• non-title,
• Doughtily,
• twiddle,
• datil,
• Totly,
• tetlow,
• tutuli,
• TOTAL-HB,
• deadlier,
• tootle,
• sub-title,
• titulo,
• dadala,
• Didal,
• doodle,
• tiddley,
• tetela,
• tweedle,
• dettol,
• tittle,
• Titilayo,
• detalle,
• tudhaliya,
• tweeddale,
• TOTAL-N,
• doddle,
• todl,
• tadla,
• Tidley,
• dahduli,
• tutela,
• titolo,
• titley,
• Dotal,
• dowdall,
• Tutele,
• Dadle,
• deadlie,
• tattle,
• diddley,
• toodeloo,
• Daddle,
• dodwell,
• tiddly,
• detail,
• Twaddell,
• tidal,
• tidily.

Plural form of TOTAL is TOTALS

Conjugate verb Total

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be totalling

you would be totalling

he/she/it would be totalling

we would be totalling

they would be totalling

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have totaled; totalled

you would have totaled; totalled

he/she/it would have totaled; totalled

we would have totaled; totalled

they would have totaled; totalled

I would have total

you would have total

he/she/it would have total

we would have total

they would have total

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been totalling

you would have been totalling

he/she/it would have been totalling

we would have been totalling

they would have been totalling

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been totaling; totalling

you would have been totaling; totalling

he/she/it would have been totaling; totalling

we would have been totaling; totalling

they would have been totaling; totalling

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would total

you would total

he/she/it would total

we would total

they would total

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be totaling; totalling

you would be totaling; totalling

he/she/it would be totaling; totalling

we would be totaling; totalling

they would be totaling; totalling

FUTURE

I will total

you will total

he/she/it will total

we will total

they will total

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be totaling; totalling

you will be totaling; totalling

he/she/it will be totaling; totalling

we will be totaling; totalling

they will be totaling; totalling

I will be totalling

you will be totalling

he/she/it will be totalling

we will be totalling

they will be totalling

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have totaled; totalled

you will have totaled; totalled

he/she/it will have totaled; totalled

we will have totaled; totalled

they will have totaled; totalled

I will have totalled

you will have totalled

he/she/it will have totalled

we will have totalled

they will have totalled

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been totaling; totalling

you will have been totaling; totalling

he/she/it will have been totaling; totalling

we will have been totaling; totalling

they will have been totaling; totalling

I will have been totalling

you will have been totalling

he/she/it will have been totalling

we will have been totalling

they will have been totalling

IMPERATIVE

you total

we let´s total

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to total

PAST

I totalled

you totalled

he/she/it totalled

we totalled

they totalled

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was totaling; totalling

you were totaling; totalling

he/she/it was totaling; totalling

we were totaling; totalling

they were totaling; totalling

I was totalling

you were totalling

he/she/it was totalling

we were totalling

they were totalling

PAST PARTICIPLE

totaled; totalled

totalled

PAST PERFECT

I had totaled; totalled

you had totaled; totalled

he/she/it had totaled; totalled

we had totaled; totalled

they had totaled; totalled

I had totalled

you had totalled

he/she/it had totalled

we had totalled

they had totalled

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been totaling; totalling

you had been totaling; totalling

he/she/it had been totaling; totalling

we had been totaling; totalling

they had been totaling; totalling

I had been totalling

you had been totalling

he/she/it had been totalling

we had been totalling

they had been totalling

PRESENT

I total

you total

he/she/it totals

we total

they total

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am totaling; totalling

you are totaling; totalling

he/she/it is totaling; totalling

we are totaling; totalling

they are totaling; totalling

I am totalling

you are totalling

he/she/it is totalling

we are totalling

they are totalling

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

totaling; totalling

totalling

PRESENT PERFECT

I have totaled; totalled

you have totaled; totalled

he/she/it has totaled; totalled

we have totaled; totalled

they have totaled; totalled

I have totalled

you have totalled

he/she/it has totalled

we have totalled

they have totalled

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been totaling; totalling

you have been totaling; totalling

he/she/it has been totaling; totalling

we have been totaling; totalling

they have been totaling; totalling

I have been totalling

you have been totalling

he/she/it has been totalling

we have been totalling

they have been totalling

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it total

SIMPLE PAST

I totaled; totalled

you totaled; totalled

he/she/it totaled; totalled

we totaled; totalled

they totaled; totalled

I would have totalled

we would have totalled

you would have totalled

he/she/it would have totalled

they would have totalled