biplane
/ˈbaɪpleɪn/
"biplane" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“biplane” is uncommon English (frequency #55,284 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,284
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
Corpus desk
Index EN-biplane · biplane · English
biplane · rank #55,284 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,284
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Blaney
Nearest frequency peer: Blaney (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “biplane”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- bih
bih
44,721 corpus weight
- biliary
biliary
44,720 corpus weight
- biophysical
biophysical
44,719 corpus weight
- biplane
biplane
44,717 corpus weight
- Blaney
Blaney
44,716 corpus weight
- bloodstained
bloodstained
44,715 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “biplane” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biplane |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbaɪpleɪn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,284 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “biplane” in English
Rare enough to double-check
biplane is uncommon English at frequency #55,284 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbaɪpleɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for biplane in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bi- + plane. The correct English form is biplane, spelled B-I-P-L-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
- 2Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biplane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
biplane angiography
The left apical 4-chamber image is used for one measurement and for a “biplane” estimate (that averages values from orthogonal planes), either the right parasternal long-axis image (the authors' preference) or the left apical 2-chamber view (shown here) is also measured. […] Either a biplane (Simpson) method of discs or a 3D volumetric rendering is used f…
Etymology
From bi- + plane.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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