# skillet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskɪlɪt/ · frequency rank #26,251

## Definitions
1. A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace.
2. A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
3. A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.

## Etymology
From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).

## Easily confused with
- **skills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skillet-vs-skills)
- **stiller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skillet-vs-stiller)
- **skill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skill-vs-skillet)
- **skilled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilled-vs-skillet)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ksillet`, `sikllet`, `skilelt`, `skilet`, `skillett`, `skillte`, `skkillet`, `sklilet`, `sskillet`

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