run into
"run-into" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“run into” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To enter by running.
Corpus desk
Index EN-run-into · run into · English
run into · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | run into |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “run into” in English
Rare enough to double-check
run into is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for run into in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is run into, spelled R-U-N- -I-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1To enter by running.
- 2To collide with.
- 3To cause to collide with.
- 4To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).
- 5To reach, to flow into (a body of water).
- 6To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.
- 7To cause to blend into.
- 8To reach a large figure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how run into appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He ran into the building.
Here we were nearly 8 min. early, and was now a matter of spinning out time, as indeed we did—losing 3 min. from Penrith to Carlisle!—in order not to run into Carlisle more than 5 min. early.
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.