win over
"win-over" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“win 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
Corpus desk
Index EN-win-over · win over · English
win over · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | win over |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “win over” in English
Rare enough to double-check
win over is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.".
win over doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is win over, spelled W-I-N- -O-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how win over appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If the truth doesn't win him over, perhaps charm will.
Despite his ill-fated spell at Anfield, he received a warm reception from the same Liverpool fans he struggled to win over before being sacked midway through last season.
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.