hydroplane
/ˈhaɪdɹəʊˌpleɪn/
"hydroplane" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hydroplane” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hydroplane · hydroplane · English
hydroplane · 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 "H" 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 | hydroplane |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈhaɪdɹəʊˌpleɪn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hydroplane” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hydroplane is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈhaɪdɹəʊˌpleɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for hydroplane in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 hydro- + plane. The correct English form is hydroplane, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-P-L-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
- 2For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hydroplane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Don't drive too fast on wet roads or the car may hydroplane and cause you to lose control of the vehicle.
Etymology
From hydro- + plane.
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.