never mind
/ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/
"never-mind" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“never mind” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | never mind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “never mind” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for never mind is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
never mind doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is never mind, spelled N-E-V-E-R- -M-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.
- 2Do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something).
- 3Indicates a withdrawal or retractment of a previous statement.
- 4Let alone; much less.
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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.
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Using “never mind”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-E-V-E-R- -M-I-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
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.