# absinthe

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæb.sɪnθ/ · frequency rank #41,972

## Definitions
1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
2. Bitterness; sorrow.
3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
4. A moderate yellow green.
5. A moderate yellow green.
absinthe green:
6. Sagebrush.

## Etymology
* (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe.
* (liquor): From Modern French absinthe.
Both from Middle French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.

## Easily confused with
- **absentee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absentee-vs-absinthe)

## Common misspellings (12)
`abbsinthe`, `abisnthe`, `absinhte`, `absinnthe`, `absinteh`, `absinthhe`, `absintthe`, `absitnhe`, `absnithe`, `abssinthe`, `asbinthe`, `basinthe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/absinthe