pane

noun

The verdict

“pane” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #27,961 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#27,961
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - defeito, quebra

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pane vs pé
25% similar
pane vs paz
50% similar
pane vs pão
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pane
PropertyValue
Headwordpane
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,961
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pane” sits in Portuguese 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). pane lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pane is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #27,961 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pane, with forms such as "apne", "paen", and "panne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pé", "paz", "pão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is pane, spelled P-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    defeito, quebra
  2. 2
    parada brusca de veículos motorizados, como por exemplo aviões, automóveis e motocicletas, por falha dos motores.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apne,paen,panne,pnae,ppane

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pane - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apne2paen2panne1pnae2ppane1
Edit distance from "pane"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pane"?
"pane" is spelled P-A-N-E.
What does "pane" mean?
As a noun, "pane" means: defeito, quebra
What words are commonly confused with "pane"?
"pane" is commonly confused with "pé", "paz", "pão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pane" come from?
"pane" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “pane”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “pé” - see the side-by-side comparison. pane vs pé
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list