rose window
"rose-window" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rose window” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any circular window, especially one of those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rose window |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rose window” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for rose window is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Any circular window, especially one of those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for rose window in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the resemblance to the petals of a rose. The correct English form is rose window, spelled R-O-S-E- -W-I-N-D-O-W.
Definition
- 1Any circular window, especially one of those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.
Etymology
From the resemblance to the petals of a rose.
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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 “rose window”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-O-S-E- -W-I-N-D-O-W - 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.