icebox
/ˈʌɪsbɒks/
"icebox" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“icebox” is uncommon English (frequency #65,978 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,978
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
Corpus desk
Index EN-icebox · icebox · English
icebox · rank #65,978 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,978
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH hyperglycemia
Nearest frequency peer: hyperglycemia (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “icebox”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Hughie
Hughie
34,028 corpus weight
- Hurston
Hurston
34,026 corpus weight
- hyperglycem…
hyperglycemia
34,024 corpus weight
- icebox
icebox
34,023 corpus weight
- Ileana
Ileana
34,022 corpus weight
- imani
imani
34,019 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “icebox” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | icebox |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,978 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “icebox” in English
Rare enough to double-check
icebox is uncommon English at frequency #65,978 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʌɪsbɒks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
icebox doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ice + box. The correct English form is icebox, spelled I-C-E-B-O-X.
Definition
- 1A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
- 2A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
- 3A refrigerator.
- 4A city with a cold or snowy climate.
- 5A prison.
- 6A morgue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how icebox appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I moved here from the icebox of the upper Midwest.
The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.
Etymology
From ice + box.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).