over the moon
"over-the-moon" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“over the moon” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Delighted, thrilled.
Corpus desk
Index EN-over-the-moon · over the moon · English
over the moon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | over the moon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “over the moon” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
over the moon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Delighted, thrilled.".
No misspelling variants are generated for over the moon in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle. The correct English form is over the moon, spelled O-V-E-R- -T-H-E- -M-O-O-N.
Definition
- 1Delighted, thrilled.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how over the moon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Winemakers are over the moon to be able to showcase the individual nuances within their vineyards.
Well, I’ve liked Star Wars since the late ’70s. I liked it a lot. But I’m now over the moon about Star Wars, and I think a couple things happened.
Etymology
From the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle.
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.
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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.