sausage

/ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ// noun

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

The verdict

“sausage” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,668 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,668
frequency rank, English
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sausage vs savage
71% similar
sausage vs salvage
71% similar

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

Key facts for sausage
PropertyValue
Headwordsausage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,668
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sausage” sits in English 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). sausage 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 English entry for sausage is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,668 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sausage, with forms such as "asusage", "sasuage", and "sauasge". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "savage", "salvage", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From late Middle English sawsiche, from Anglo-Norman sausiche (compare Norman saûciche), from Late Latin salsīcia (compare Sicilian sausizza, Spanish salchicha, Italian salsiccia), feminine of salsīcius (“seasoned with salt”), derivative of Latin salsus (“s… The correct English form is sausage, spelled S-A-U-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing.
  2. 2
    An individual item of this food.
  3. 3
    A sausage-shaped thing.
  4. 4
    A penis.
  5. 5
    A term of endearment.
  6. 6
    A saucisse.
  7. 7
    A dachshund; sausage dog.
  8. 8
    Ellipsis of sausage roll (“the dole; unemployment”).

Etymology

From late Middle English sawsiche, from Anglo-Norman sausiche (compare Norman saûciche), from Late Latin salsīcia (compare Sicilian sausizza, Spanish salchicha, Italian salsiccia), feminine of salsīcius (“seasoned with salt”), derivative of Latin salsus (“salted”), from sal (“salt”). More at salt. Doublet of saucisse. See also Sicilian sausizza. Displaced native Old English mearh.

This word in other languages

embutido(Español)saucisse(Français)Wurst(Deutsch)salsicha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asusage,sasuage,sauasge,sausaeg,sausagge,sausgae,saussage,ssausage,suasage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asusage2sasuage2sauasge2sausaeg2sausagge1sausgae2saussage1ssausage1
Edit distance from "sausage"

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 "sausage"?
"sausage" is spelled S-A-U-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "sausage" mean?
As a noun, "sausage" means: A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing.
What words are commonly confused with "sausage"?
"sausage" is commonly confused with "savage", "salvage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sausage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sausage" is /ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/. 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 "sausage"?
From late Middle English sawsiche, from Anglo-Norman sausiche (compare Norman saûciche), from Late Latin salsīcia (compare Sicilian sausizza, Spanish salchicha, Italian salsiccia), feminine of salsīcius (“seasoned with salt”), derivative of Latin ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “sausage”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-U-S-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “savage” - see the side-by-side comparison. sausage vs savage
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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