think over

verb

"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.

Key facts for think over
PropertyValue
Headwordthink over
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “think over” in English

think overranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    To ponder or reflect on a subject.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how think over appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. When he has time to think over what he did, he will regret it.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "think over"?
"think over" is spelled T-H-I-N-K- -O-V-E-R.
What does "think over" mean?
As a verb, "think over" means: To ponder or reflect on a subject.
What language does "think over" come from?
"think over" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list