come to mind

verb

"come-to-mind" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“come to mind” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To appear in one's thoughts.

Corpus desk

Index EN-come-to-mind · come to mind · English

come to mind · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for come to mind
PropertyValue
Headwordcome to mind
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “come to mind” in English

come to mindfalls 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

come to mind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To appear in one's thoughts.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for come to mind in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is come to mind, spelled C-O-M-E- -T-O- -M-I-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    To appear in one's thoughts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sarcastic comments came to mind, but I said nothing.

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 "come to mind"?
"come to mind" is spelled C-O-M-E- -T-O- -M-I-N-D.
What does "come to mind" mean?
As a verb, "come to mind" means: To appear in one's thoughts.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list