windowpane

Name: windowpane, English Word Data
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/ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/

//ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“windowpane” is uncommon English (frequency #91,149 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,149
frequency rank, English: 12,113
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.

Key facts for windowpane
Property	Value
Headword	windowpane
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#91,149
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “windowpane” sits in English frequency

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

#91,149

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

windowpane is uncommon English at frequency #91,149 among 12,113 “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
A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
2
A fabric pattern of widely-spaced intersecting vertical and horizontal lines forming large squares.
3
A gelatin base tab with LSD.

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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Using “windowpane”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is W-I-N-D-O-W-P-A-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.