frame of mind
/fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd/
"frame-of-mind" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“frame of mind” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of state of mind.
Corpus desk
Index EN-frame-of-mind · frame of mind · English
frame of mind · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frame of mind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “frame of mind” in English
Rare enough to double-check
frame of mind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of state of mind.".
frame of mind doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is frame of mind, spelled F-R-A-M-E- -O-F- -M-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of state of mind.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frame of mind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[A] Tumultuary and distracted frame of Mind, not knowing which way to take, to be amongst the kinds of this passion of Feare.
Some time ago I was on the footplate of an engine fresh from the shops after overhaul, and the combined efforts of driver and fireman were needed to open and close the regulator. Needless to say, the men were not in a very happy frame of mind."
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.