jump to conclusions
"jump-to-conclusions" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jump to conclusions” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jump-to-conclusions · jump to conclusions · English
jump to conclusions · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | jump to conclusions |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jump to conclusions” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jump to conclusions is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.".
jump to conclusions doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is jump to conclusions, spelled J-U-M-P- -T-O- -C-O-N-C-L-U-S-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1To make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jump to conclusions appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Don't hold your breath and don't jump to conclusions, but there is likely to be an announcement about the future of the railways in the next few weeks - [...].
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.