pane
/ˈpeɪ̯n/noun, verb
pane is spelled P-A-N-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “pain vs pane” about 30 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, pane means “An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pane is panes.
How many letters and syllables are in pane?
| Letters | 4: P-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pane?
Pane appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pane?
- US /ˈpeɪ̯n/
- US [ˈpʰeɪ̯n]
- Australia /ˈpæɪ̯n/
Pane has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pane.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pane
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: pain (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: peen.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with pane?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pane from its last stressed vowel (/eɪn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nape, neap, pean.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pane
- panes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- paning participle, present
- paned participle, past
- panés present, singular, he/she/it
- panéing participle, present
- panéed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.
We need doubling glazing as this window pane lets out lots of heat.
- 2
A portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.
- 3
A division; a distinct piece or compartment of any surface.
- 4
A square of a checkered or plaid pattern.
- 5
One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other stuff so shown.
- 6
A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building.
metal panes on an outhouse
- 7
A subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain.
way-panes
- 8
One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides.
wooden panes of an insulation box
- 9
Alternative spelling of peen.
verb
- 1
To fit with panes.
verb
- 1
nonstandardTo bread; to coat in breadcrumbs or breading.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pane come from?
From Middle English pane, pan, from Old French pan, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Doublet of pagne and pannus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).