spring to mind
"spring-to-mind" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spring to mind” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spring to mind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “spring to mind” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for spring to mind is 14 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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.
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Using “spring to mind”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-P-R-I-N-G- -T-O- -M-I-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.