frame of mind

/fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd/

//fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd// noun

"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

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Key facts for frame of mind
PropertyValue
Headwordframe of mind
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “frame of mind” in English

frame of mindsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Alternative form of state of mind.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. [A] Tumultuary and distracted frame of Mind, not knowing which way to take, to be amongst the kinds of this passion of Feare.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frame of mind"?
"frame of mind" is spelled F-R-A-M-E- -O-F- -M-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd/.
What does "frame of mind" mean?
As a noun, "frame of mind" means: Alternative form of state of mind.
How do you pronounce "frame of mind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frame of mind" is /fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list