sausage

/ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ// noun

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

The verdict

“sausage” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,668
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sausage · sausage · English

sausage · rank #9,668 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,668
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sandra

Nearest frequency peer: Sandra (-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 “sausage”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sausage” 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).

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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sausage”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).sausagelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Sandra” (#9,667), “seize” (#9,669), “royalty” (#9,666). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sausage” is #9,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sausage (IPA /ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,668 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "When frying sausages," remarked Cripps, who seemed to regard that occupation as a cult, "it is advisable to perforate the outer skin with a fork."
  2. my little sausage

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sausage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

royalty#9,666rivalry#9,664psychic#9,653Natalie#9,638

Similar misspelling depth

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

Sandra9 variantstraced9 variantstrusts9 variantsvacant9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list