have second thoughts
"have-second-thoughts" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“have second thoughts” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous decision.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | have second thoughts |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “have second thoughts” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
have second thoughts is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous decision.".
No misspelling variants are generated for have second thoughts in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is have second thoughts, spelled H-A-V-E- -S-E-C-O-N-D- -T-H-O-U-G-H-T-S.
Definition
- 1To change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous 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.
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- The one correct English spelling is H-A-V-E- -S-E-C-O-N-D- -T-H-O-U-G-H-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.