frangipane
/ˈfɹænd͡ʒɪˌpeɪn/
"frangipane" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“frangipane” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery
Corpus desk
Index EN-frangipane · frangipane · English
frangipane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | frangipane |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɹænd͡ʒɪˌpeɪn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “frangipane” in English
Rare enough to double-check
frangipane is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɹænd͡ʒɪˌpeɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
frangipane has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French frangipane; see frangipani for more. The correct English form is frangipane, spelled F-R-A-N-G-I-P-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery
- 2A pastry filled with this cream
- 3Alternative form of frangipani (“type of perfume”).
Etymology
Borrowed from French frangipane; see frangipani for more.
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.