state of mind
"state-of-mind" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“state of mind” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | state of mind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “state of mind” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
state of mind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for state of mind in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is state of mind, spelled S-T-A-T-E- -O-F- -M-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.
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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Using “state of mind”
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- The one correct English spelling is S-T-A-T-E- -O-F- -M-I-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.