talk over
"talk-over" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“talk over” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue.
Corpus desk
Index EN-talk-over · talk over · English
talk over · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | talk over |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “talk over” in English
Rare enough to double-check
talk over is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for talk over, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is talk over, spelled T-A-L-K- -O-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue.
- 2To persuade (someone); to talk around.
- 3To verbally interrupt (someone); to speak at the same time as someone else.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how talk over appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Come home early, we have a lot to talk over.
His reply was brief and to the point. "Come along to Doncaster," it read, "and we'll talk it over."
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.