like-minded

adj

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

The verdict

“like-minded” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of similar opinion, given to holding similar opinions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-like-minded · like-minded · English

like-minded · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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

Long-tail rank of “like-minded” in English

like-mindedranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

like-minded is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of similar opinion, given to holding similar opinions.".

Zero misspellings are on record for like-minded in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From like + mind + -ed. The correct English form is like-minded, spelled L-I-K-E---M-I-N-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of similar opinion, given to holding similar opinions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how like-minded appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The like-minded politicians voted the same way so often they were thought of as one person rather than two.
  2. With the ability to network with like-minded young professionals from across the railway industry, while experiencing the history and culture of Japan and its railway network, YRTs first inter-continental tour can be deemed a great success!

Etymology

From like + mind + -ed.

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 "like-minded"?
"like-minded" is spelled L-I-K-E---M-I-N-D-E-D.
What does "like-minded" mean?
As an adjective, "like-minded" means: Of similar opinion, given to holding similar opinions.
What is the origin of the word "like-minded"?
From like + mind + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list