rose window

noun

"rose-window" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rose window” 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 September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rose-window · rose window · English

rose window · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for rose window
PropertyValue
Headwordrose window
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “rose window” in English

rose windowranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rose window is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Any 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.

Synonyms

Catherine wheelmarigold windowrose's-eyerayonnant window

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rose window"?
"rose window" is spelled R-O-S-E- -W-I-N-D-O-W.
What does "rose window" mean?
As a noun, "rose window" means: Any circular window, especially one of those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery.
What is the origin of the word "rose window"?
From the resemblance to the petals of a rose. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list