frying pan
"frying-pan" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“frying pan” 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 long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.
Corpus desk
Index EN-frying-pan · frying pan · English
frying pan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | frying pan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “frying pan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
frying pan is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.".
Zero misspellings are on record for frying pan in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fryyng panne; equivalent to frying + pan. The correct English form is frying pan, spelled F-R-Y-I-N-G- -P-A-N.
Definition
- 1A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how frying pan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And if thy oblation be a meate offering baken in the frying pan,it ſhalbe made of fine flowꝛe with oyle.
Etymology
From Middle English fryyng panne; equivalent to frying + pan.
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.