spring to mind
"spring-to-mind" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spring to 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
Corpus desk
Index EN-spring-to-mind · spring to mind · English
spring to mind · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | spring to mind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “spring to mind” in English
Rare enough to double-check
spring to mind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.".
No misspelling variants are generated for spring to mind in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is spring to mind, spelled S-P-R-I-N-G- -T-O- -M-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how spring to mind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Two good reasons spring to mind at once.
Synonyms
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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.