Panama hat
"panama-hat" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Panama hat” 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 type of brimmed hat braided in Peru and Ecuador with the leaves of Carludovica palmata.
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Index EN-panama-hat · Panama hat · English
Panama hat · 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 "P" 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 | Panama hat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Panama hat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Panama hat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of brimmed hat braided in Peru and Ecuador with the leaves of Carludovica palmata.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Panama hat, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Panama hat, spelled P-A-N-A-M-A- -H-A-T.
Definition
- 1A type of brimmed hat braided in Peru and Ecuador with the leaves of Carludovica palmata.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Panama hat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mr. Banks’s panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.
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.