ice cream cone
"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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ice cream cone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ice cream cone” in English
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
- 1A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.
- 2Any sweet, edible cone or half-open cylinder which can be used in this fashion; often made with wafer or waffle techniques.
- 3An ice cream cone filled with ice cream.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ice cream cone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We bought some ice cream cones from the van in the park.
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.