narrow-minded
"narrow-minded" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“narrow-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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
Corpus desk
Index EN-narrow-minded · narrow-minded · English
narrow-minded · 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 "N" 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 | narrow-minded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “narrow-minded” in English
Rare enough to double-check
narrow-minded is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for narrow-minded, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From narrow + minded. The correct English form is narrow-minded, spelled N-A-R-R-O-W---M-I-N-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
- 2Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how narrow-minded appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Even Mr. Wilson's speech, excellent as it was, could only condemn the Government's narrow-minded approach for the reasons we have outlined, [...].
What GCN has done for prisoners is an act of love, all the more precious because it's done despite the many voices of the narrow-minded who refuse to admit that our humanity remains, even past the prison gates.
Etymology
From narrow + minded.
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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.