cowbane
/ˈkaʊbeɪn/
"cowbane" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cowbane” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta
Corpus desk
Index EN-cowbane · cowbane · English
cowbane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | cowbane |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkaʊbeɪn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cowbane” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cowbane is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkaʊbeɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
cowbane has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cow + bane. The correct English form is cowbane, spelled C-O-W-B-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta
- 2northern water hemlock (Cicuta virosa), type species of this genus.
Etymology
From cow + bane.
Synonyms
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.