thought experiment
"thought-experiment" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thought experiment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination.
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Index EN-thought-experiment · thought experiment · English
thought experiment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | thought experiment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thought experiment” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thought experiment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for thought experiment, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: A calque of German Gedankenexperiment. The correct English form is thought experiment, spelled T-H-O-U-G-H-T- -E-X-P-E-R-I-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1An attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination.
Etymology
A calque of German Gedankenexperiment.
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.