# pane vs pond

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pane
*noun · IPA /peɪn/ · frequency rank #25,874*
An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.

### pond
*noun · IPA /pɒnd/ · frequency rank #7,374*
An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pane-vs-pond