pineapple
/ˈpaɪnæpəl/
"pineapple" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pineapple” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #13,398 in English word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #13,398
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A common safeword.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pineapple |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈpaɪnæpəl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #13,398 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pineapple” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for pineapple is 9 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpaɪnæpəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,398 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A common safeword.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pineapple, with forms such as "ipneapple", "pienapple", and "pinaepple". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English pinappel (“pinecone”, literally “pine-apple/pine-fruit”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnapplu. Later applied to the fruit of the pineapple plant due to its resemblance to a pinecone. Compare the Middle Dutch and Dutch pijnappel (“pinecone… The correct English form is pineapple, spelled P-I-N-E-A-P-P-L-E.
Definition
- 1A common safeword.
Etymology
From Middle English pinappel (“pinecone”, literally “pine-apple/pine-fruit”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnapplu. Later applied to the fruit of the pineapple plant due to its resemblance to a pinecone. Compare the Middle Dutch and Dutch pijnappel (“pinecone", formerly also "pineapple”), Afrikaans pynappel (“pineapple”), Middle Low German pinappel, Old High German pīnapful, Middle High German pīnaphel, and early Modern German pinapfel — all in the sense of “pine cone”. Compare also the post-Classical Latin pomum pini, the Old French pume de pin, the Middle French and French pomme de pin and Spanish piña. By surface analysis, pine + apple. Sense "An Australian fifty dollar note": From the yellow colour of a $50 banknote in the first, second, and third series of rice Australian dollar notes. Compare with lobster for a $20 Australian banknote, and watermelon for a $100 Australian banknote.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ipneapple,pienapple,pinaepple,pineaple,pineaplpe,pineappel,pineapplle,pinepaple,pinneapple,pnieapple,ppineapple
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pineapple - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “pineapple”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-I-N-E-A-P-P-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpaɪnæpəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.