panne
/pæn/noun
panne is a noun meaning “A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled P-A-N-N-E, and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of panne is pannes.
What does panne mean?
noun
- 1
A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.
- 2
A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.
- 3
A wetland consisting of a small depression, with or without standing water, often in a salt marsh or other coastal wetland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce panne?
- /pæn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of panne
- pannes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is panne?
Panne appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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).
Words people confuse with panne
Sounds like: pan (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Where does panne come from?
Borrowed from French panne. Doublet of pen, penna, and pinna.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).