digestif
/daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/
"digestif" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“digestif” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | digestif |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “digestif” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
digestif is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for digestif, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive. The correct English form is digestif, spelled D-I-G-E-S-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
Etymology
Borrowed from French digestif. Doublet of digestive.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “digestif”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-G-E-S-T-I-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/ (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.