never mind
/ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/
"never-mind" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“never mind” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.
Corpus desk
Index EN-never-mind · never mind · English
never mind · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | never mind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “never mind” in English
Rare enough to double-check
never mind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how never mind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'm afraid I’ve broken your mug. — Never mind, it was old and I was going to throw it away.
Did you fall over and hurt your knee? Never mind, I’ll put a bandage on it.
Synonyms
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.