change of heart

noun

"change-of-heart" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“change of heart” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A change of one's opinion, belief or decision.

Key facts for change of heart
PropertyValue
Headwordchange of heart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “change of heart” sits in English frequency

change of heart 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.

Rare enough to double-check

change of heart is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A change of one's opinion, belief or decision.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for change of heart in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is change of heart, spelled C-H-A-N-G-E- -O-F- -H-E-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A change of one's opinion, belief or decision.

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 "change of heart"?
"change of heart" is spelled C-H-A-N-G-E- -O-F- -H-E-A-R-T.
What does "change of heart" mean?
As a noun, "change of heart" means: A change of one's opinion, belief or decision.
What language does "change of heart" come from?
"change of heart" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “change of heart”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-H-A-N-G-E- -O-F- -H-E-A-R-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