How to pronounce plane
Say it like PLAYN. Plane is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce plane. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- PLAYN
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Plane pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- PLAYNSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of plane
American and British speakers say plane in essentially the same way: /pleɪn/ in the US and /pleɪn/ in the UK.
British respelling: PLAYN.
What does plane mean?
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets“the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape“we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane”“any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane”
- a level of existence or development“he lived on a worldly plane”
- cut or remove with or as if with a plane“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”
- travel on the surface of water
- make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane“plane the top of the door”
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another“a flat desk”“acres of level farmland”
Where does plane come from?
From Latin plānum (“flat surface”), a noun use of the neuter of plānus (“plain”).
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with plane
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of plane.
Words that sound like plane
Questions about saying plane
How do you pronounce plane?
Say PLAYN. The American pronunciation is /pleɪn/. In British English it is /pleɪn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in plane?
Plane is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: PLAYN.
Do Americans and Brits say plane the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /pleɪn/ and the British form is /pleɪn/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.
What words sound the same as plane?
Plane sounds the same as plain in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.