# pine

> English word · Noun · IPA /paɪn/ · frequency rank #6,080

## Definitions
1. Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
2. Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.
3. The wood of this tree.
4. A pineapple.
5. The bench, where players sit when not playing.
6. A counter or bartop.

## Etymology
From Middle English pyne, from Old English *pīne, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā, from Latin pīnus, see there for more. Doublet of pinus. Possibly related to fat.

## Easily confused with
- **pit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pit)
- **Poe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-poe)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pun)
- **png** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-png)
- **pip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pip)
- **PNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pnc)
- **pon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pon)
- **PPE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-ppe)
- **pix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pix)
- **PnP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pnp)
- **pye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pye)
- **pir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pir)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pure)
- **pink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pink)
- **pope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pope)
- **pipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pipe)
- **pole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pole)
- **punk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-punk)
- **piss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-piss)
- **pose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pine-vs-pose)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ipne`, `pien`, `pinne`, `pnie`, `ppine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pine