ice cream cone

noun

"ice-cream-cone" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ice cream cone” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ice-cream-cone · ice cream cone · English

ice cream cone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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.

Key facts for ice cream cone
PropertyValue
Headwordice cream cone
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ice cream cone” in English

ice cream coneranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ice cream cone is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ice cream cone, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is ice cream cone, spelled I-C-E- -C-R-E-A-M- -C-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.
  2. 2
    Any sweet, edible cone or half-open cylinder which can be used in this fashion; often made with wafer or waffle techniques.
  3. 3
    An ice cream cone filled with ice cream.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ice cream cone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. We bought some ice cream cones from the van in the park.

Synonyms

conecornetice-cream cornetpokeice cream

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ice cream cone"?
"ice cream cone" is spelled I-C-E- -C-R-E-A-M- -C-O-N-E.
What does "ice cream cone" mean?
As a noun, "ice cream cone" means: A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.
What language does "ice cream cone" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list