windowpane

/ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/

//ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn// noun

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

The verdict

“windowpane” is uncommon English (frequency #91,149 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,149
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.

Corpus desk

Index EN-windowpane · windowpane · English

windowpane · rank #91,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,149
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wisner

Nearest frequency peer: Wisner (+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 “windowpane”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for windowpane
PropertyValue
Headwordwindowpane
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “windowpane” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).windowpanefalls 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: “Wisner” (#91,150), “wideout” (#91,147), “Wodonga” (#91,151). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “windowpane” is #91,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

windowpane is uncommon English at frequency #91,149 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for windowpane, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From window + pane. The correct English form is windowpane, spelled W-I-N-D-O-W-P-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
  2. 2
    A fabric pattern of widely-spaced intersecting vertical and horizontal lines forming large squares.
  3. 3
    A gelatin base tab with LSD.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how windowpane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. As for patterns, solids are the most formal, followed by stripes, nailhead, and birdseye (tiny, frequent dots on a darker background; nailhead is smaller and squarer), pic-and-pic (tiny, staggered diagonal lines, like miniature staircases), herringbone, windowpane, houndstooth, and glen plaid.
  2. Another form is called a windowpane. Windowpanes are small thin squares of gelatin treated with LSD that look like little pieces of plastic.

Etymology

From window + pane.

This word in other languages

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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 "windowpane"?
"windowpane" is spelled W-I-N-D-O-W-P-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/.
What does "windowpane" mean?
As a noun, "windowpane" means: A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
How do you pronounce "windowpane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "windowpane" is /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "windowpane"?
From window + pane. 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 "windowpane", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

upliftment#91,114unweighted#91,113ungrounded#91,109amendatory#91,223

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list