pannier
/ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/
"pannier" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pannier” is an uncommon English word, ranked #95,237 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #95,237
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pannier |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #95,237 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pannier” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for pannier is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/. Corpus data places it at rank #95,237 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pannier in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English panere, panȝere, panyere, from Old French panier, paniere, from Latin pānārium (“a bread basket”), from pānis (“bread”). Doublet of panary. The correct English form is pannier, spelled P-A-N-N-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.
- 2A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
- 3One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
- 4A breadbasket.
- 5A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.
Etymology
From Middle English panere, panȝere, panyere, from Old French panier, paniere, from Latin pānārium (“a bread basket”), from pānis (“bread”). Doublet of panary.
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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Using “pannier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-N-N-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.