even-minded

adj

"even-minded" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“even-minded” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having equanimity.

Key facts for even-minded
PropertyValue
Headwordeven-minded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “even-minded” sits in English frequency

even-minded 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 even-minded is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. 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: "Having equanimity.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for even-minded, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

Etymologically, the entry records: From even + minded. The correct English form is even-minded, spelled E-V-E-N---M-I-N-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having equanimity.

Etymology

From even + minded.

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 "even-minded"?
"even-minded" is spelled E-V-E-N---M-I-N-D-E-D.
What does "even-minded" mean?
As an adjective, "even-minded" means: Having equanimity.
What is the origin of the word "even-minded"?
From even + minded. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “even-minded”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is E-V-E-N---M-I-N-D-E-D - 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