out of one's mind

/aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/

//aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd// prep_phrase

"out-of-one-s-mind" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“out of one's mind” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insane, crazy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-out-of-one-s-mind · out of one's mind · English

out of one's mind · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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.

Key facts for out of one's mind
PropertyValue
Headwordout of one's mind
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPrep_phrase
IPA/aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “out of one's mind” in English

out of one's mindfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

out of one's mind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase, transcribed /aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for out of one's mind in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is out of one's mind, spelled O-U-T- -O-F- -O-N-E-'-S- -M-I-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insane, crazy.
  2. 2
    Temporarily mentally unstable; very distressed.
  3. 3
    Away from the focus of one's thoughts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how out of one's mind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. You're out of your mind if you think you can jump that far.
  2. Or was Erskine out of his mind? And he himself Watt was he not perhaps slightly deranged? And Mr. Knott himself, was he quite right in his head?

Synonyms

off one's headout of one's boxout of one's cotton-picking mindout of one's gourdout of one's headout of one's skullout of one's witsout there

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "out of one's mind"?
"out of one's mind" is spelled O-U-T- -O-F- -O-N-E-'-S- -M-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/.
What does "out of one's mind" mean?
As a prep_phrase, "out of one's mind" means: Insane, crazy.
How do you pronounce "out of one's mind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "out of one's mind" is /aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "out of one's mind" come from?
"out of one's mind" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list