cuisine

/kwɪˈziːn/

//kwɪˈziːn// noun

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"cuisine" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cuisine” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,455
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cuisine · cuisine · English

cuisine · rank #9,455 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,455
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH detained

Nearest frequency peer: detained (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “cuisine”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “cuisine” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

cuisine vs cursing
71% similar
cuisine vs cursive
71% similar
cuisine vs cussing
71% similar

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

Key facts for cuisine
PropertyValue
Headwordcuisine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kwɪˈziːn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,455
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cuisine”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).cuisinelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “detained” (#9,456), “competitor” (#9,453), “dioxide” (#9,457). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cuisine” is #9,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cuisine (IPA /kwɪˈziːn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,455 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuisine, with forms such as "ccuisine", "ciusine", and "cuiisne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cursing", "cursive", "cussing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French cuisine (“cooking, culinary art, kitchen”), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna (“kitchen”). Doublet of kitchen. The correct English form is cuisine, spelled C-U-I-S-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
  2. 2
    The food prepared using such style.
  3. 3
    Synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food in general.
  4. 4
    A kitchen or cooking department.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking.
  2. The restaurant is noted for its excellent cuisine.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuisine (“cooking, culinary art, kitchen”), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna (“kitchen”). Doublet of kitchen.

Synonyms

culinary artkitchen

This word in other languages

cocina(Español)cuisine(Français)Küche(Deutsch)cozinha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuisine
  • ciusine
  • cuiisne
  • cuisien
  • cuisinne
  • cuisnie
  • cuissine
  • cusiine
  • ucisine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cuisine - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccuisine1ciusine2cuiisne2cuisien2cuisinne1cuisnie2cuissine1cusiine2
Edit distance from "cuisine"

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 "cuisine"?
"cuisine" is spelled C-U-I-S-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kwɪˈziːn/.
What does "cuisine" mean?
As a noun, "cuisine" means: A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
What words are commonly confused with "cuisine"?
"cuisine" is commonly confused with "cursing", "cursive", "cussing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuisine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuisine" is /kwɪˈziːn/. 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 "cuisine"?
Borrowed from French cuisine (“cooking, culinary art, kitchen”), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna (“kitchen”). Doublet of kitchen. 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 "cuisine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dioxide#9,457Chester#9,451eclipse#9,462buddies#9,447

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

coding9 variantsEleanor9 variantsboycott9 variantsbidding9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list