sauvignon

noun

"sauvignon" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sauvignon” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,272
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several grape varieties and associated wines originally from France

Key facts for sauvignon
PropertyValue
Headwordsauvignon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,272
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sauvignon” 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). sauvignon lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sauvignon, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,272 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Any of several grape varieties and associated wines originally from France".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sauvignon, with forms such as "asuvignon", "sauivgnon", and "sauvginon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French sauvignon. The correct English form is sauvignon, spelled S-A-U-V-I-G-N-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of several grape varieties and associated wines originally from France

Etymology

From French sauvignon.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuvignon
  • sauivgnon
  • sauvginon
  • sauviggnon
  • sauvignno
  • sauvignnon
  • sauvignonn
  • sauvigonn
  • sauvingon
  • sauvvignon
  • savuignon
  • ssauvignon
  • suavignon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asuvignon2sauivgnon2sauvginon2sauviggnon1sauvignno2sauvignnon1sauvignonn1sauvigonn2
Edit distance from "sauvignon"

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 "sauvignon"?
"sauvignon" is spelled S-A-U-V-I-G-N-O-N.
What does "sauvignon" mean?
As a noun, "sauvignon" means: Any of several grape varieties and associated wines originally from France
What are common misspellings of "sauvignon"?
Common misspellings include "asuvignon", "sauivgnon", "sauvginon", "sauviggnon", "sauvignno". The correct spelling is "sauvignon".
What is the origin of the word "sauvignon"?
From French sauvignon. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “sauvignon”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-U-V-I-G-N-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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