think over
"think-over" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“think 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To ponder or reflect on a subject.
Corpus desk
Index EN-think-over · think over · English
think over · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | think over |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “think over” in English
Rare enough to double-check
think over is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To ponder or reflect on a subject.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for think over, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is think over, spelled T-H-I-N-K- -O-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1To ponder or reflect on a subject.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how think over appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When he has time to think over what he did, he will regret it.
Go home, think it over and tell me your decision on Monday.
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.