turn in
"turn-in" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“turn in” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - To submit something; to give.
Corpus desk
Index EN-turn-in · turn in · English
turn in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | turn in |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “turn in” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
turn in is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for turn in in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is turn in, spelled T-U-R-N- -I-N.
Definition
- 1To submit something; to give.
- 2To relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).
- 3To go to bed; to retire to bed.
- 4To convert a goal using a turning motion of the body.
- 5To reverse the ends of threads and insert them back into the piece being woven so they do not protrude and eventually unravel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how turn in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He turned in his paperwork to the main office.
The actors turned in a formulaic performance.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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