now you mention it
"now-you-mention-it" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“now you mention it” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used to precede another comment about something just mentioned.
Corpus desk
Index EN-now-you-mention-it · now you mention it · English
now you mention it · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | now you mention it |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “now you mention it” in English
Rare enough to double-check
now you mention it is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Used to precede another comment about something just mentioned.".
No misspelling variants are generated for now you mention it in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Shortening of now that you mention it The correct English form is now you mention it, spelled N-O-W- -Y-O-U- -M-E-N-T-I-O-N- -I-T.
Definition
- 1Used to precede another comment about something just mentioned.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how now you mention it appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
'I—I—I have fought a little, but not in that climbing way or that running way.' / 'No. Now you mention it,' said Billy, 'you don't look as though you were made for climbing or running—much. Well, how was it, old Hay-bales?'
― Everybody gets their own ration of luck, they say. Now you mention it his face was familiar to me. But, leaving that for the moment, how much did you part with, he queried, if I am not too inquisitive?
Etymology
Shortening of now that you mention it
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.