power plant
/ˈpaʊə ˌplɑːnt/
"power-plant" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“power plant” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A station built for the production of electric power; a power station.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | power plant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpaʊə ˌplɑːnt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “power plant” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
power plant is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpaʊə ˌplɑːnt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for power plant in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is power plant, spelled P-O-W-E-R- -P-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1A station built for the production of electric power; a power station.
- 2The portion of a vehicle devoted to providing energy for motion; the engine or motor.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “power plant”
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- The one correct English spelling is P-O-W-E-R- -P-L-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpaʊə ˌplɑːnt/ (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.