pantaloon
/pæntəˈluːn/
"pantaloon" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pantaloon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An aging buffoon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pantaloon · pantaloon · English
pantaloon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | pantaloon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pæntəˈluːn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pantaloon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pantaloon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pæntəˈluːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
pantaloon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French pantalon, from Italian Pantalone (a character in Commedia dell'arte), from Spanish Pantaleon (surname). The correct English form is pantaloon, spelled P-A-N-T-A-L-O-O-N.
Definition
- 1An aging buffoon.
- 2Trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon.
- 3A kind of fabric.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pantaloon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hic ibat, as I told you before, —Simois, I am Lucentio, hic est, son unto Vincentio of Pisa,— Sigeia tellus, disguised thus to get your love; — Hic steterat, and that Lucentio that comes a-wooing, — Priami, is my man Tranio, — regia, bearing my port, celsa senis, that we might beguile the old pantaloon.
They constantly followed the virtuous pair, who as constantly eluded their grasp, whilst they themselves met with every kind of misfortune, until they became clown and pantaloon, […].
Etymology
Borrowed from French pantalon, from Italian Pantalone (a character in Commedia dell'arte), from Spanish Pantaleon (surname).
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.