vermouth

/vəˈmuːθ/

//vəˈmuːθ// noun

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"vermouth" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vermouth” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,999
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vermouth · vermouth · English

vermouth · rank #47,999 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,999
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH vamps

Nearest frequency peer: vamps (-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 “vermouth”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vermouth” 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).

vermouth vs Vermont
63% similar

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

Key facts for vermouth
PropertyValue
Headwordvermouth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vəˈmuːθ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,999
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vermouth”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).vermouthlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “vamps” (#47,998), “Verna” (#48,000), “Vespa” (#48,001). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vermouth” is #47,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around vermouth (IPA /vəˈmuːθ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,999 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vermouth, with forms such as "evrmouth", "vemrouth", and "vermmouth". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Vermont", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French vermout, vermouth, from German Wermut (“wormwood”). Doublet of wormwood. The correct English form is vermouth, spelled V-E-R-M-O-U-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
  2. 2
    A serving of vermouth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and a…
  2. Vermouth originated in the 18th century, when wine growers in the foothills of the French and Italian Alps developed a method of enhancing the taste of sour or uncompromising wines with the infusion of a variety of sweeteners, spices, herbs, roots, seeds, flowers, and peel.

Etymology

From French vermout, vermouth, from German Wermut (“wormwood”). Doublet of wormwood.

This word in other languages

vermú(Español)vermouth(Français)Wermut(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmouth
  • vemrouth
  • vermmouth
  • vermotuh
  • vermouht
  • vermouthh
  • vermoutth
  • vermuoth
  • veromuth
  • verrmouth
  • vremouth
  • vvermouth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vermouth - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrmouth2vemrouth2vermmouth1vermotuh2vermouht2vermouthh1vermoutth1vermuoth2
Edit distance from "vermouth"

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 "vermouth"?
"vermouth" is spelled V-E-R-M-O-U-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /vəˈmuːθ/.
What does "vermouth" mean?
As a noun, "vermouth" means: A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
What words are commonly confused with "vermouth"?
"vermouth" is commonly confused with "Vermont". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vermouth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vermouth" is /vəˈmuːθ/. 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 "vermouth"?
From French vermout, vermouth, from German Wermut (“wormwood”). Doublet of wormwood. 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 "vermouth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list