warplane

noun

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"warplane" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“warplane” is uncommon English (frequency #86,935 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,935
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An aircraft designed for combat.

Corpus desk

Index EN-warplane · warplane · English

warplane · rank #86,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,935
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wardlaw

Nearest frequency peer: Wardlaw (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “warplane”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “warplane” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for warplane
PropertyValue
Headwordwarplane
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “warplane” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).warplanefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Wardlaw” (#86,934), “warty” (#86,936), “warble” (#86,933). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “warplane” is #86,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

warplane is uncommon English at frequency #86,935 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An aircraft designed for combat.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for warplane in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From war + plane. The correct English form is warplane, spelled W-A-R-P-L-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An aircraft designed for combat.

Etymology

From war + plane.

This word in other languages

Kampfflugzeug(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "warplane"?
"warplane" is spelled W-A-R-P-L-A-N-E.
What does "warplane" mean?
As a noun, "warplane" means: An aircraft designed for combat.
What is the origin of the word "warplane"?
From war + plane. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "warplane", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weisberg#86,941widebody#86,951Wilmette#86,952youngman#86,971

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list