spirit of wine
"spirit-of-wine" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spirit of wine” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.
Corpus desk
Index EN-spirit-of-wine · spirit of wine · English
spirit of wine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spirit of wine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “spirit of wine” in English
Rare enough to double-check
spirit of wine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
spirit of wine has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English spirit of wyn, calque of Latin spiritus vini. The correct English form is spirit of wine, spelled S-P-I-R-I-T- -O-F- -W-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.
- 2Brandy that has been repeatedly distilled.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English spirit of wyn, calque of Latin spiritus vini.
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.