vintner

/ˈvɪntnɚ/

//ˈvɪntnɚ// noun

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

The verdict

“vintner” is uncommon English (frequency #92,219 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,219
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A seller of wine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vintner · vintner · English

vintner · rank #92,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,219
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH vigna

Nearest frequency peer: vigna (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “vintner”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “vintner” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vintner
PropertyValue
Headwordvintner
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvɪntnɚ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “vintner” in English

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).vintnerfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “vigna” (#92,217), “victoriously” (#92,216), “VRAM” (#92,226). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vintner” is #92,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vintner is uncommon English at frequency #92,219 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɪntnɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vintner, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English vyntener, variant of viniter, from Old French vineter, vinetier (“wine-merchant, grape-harvester”), from Medieval Latin vīnētārius (“wine dealer”), from vīnētum (“vineyard”), from vīnum (“wine”). The correct English form is vintner, spelled V-I-N-T-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A seller of wine.
  2. 2
    A manufacturer of wine.

Etymology

From Middle English vyntener, variant of viniter, from Old French vineter, vinetier (“wine-merchant, grape-harvester”), from Medieval Latin vīnētārius (“wine dealer”), from vīnētum (“vineyard”), from vīnum (“wine”).

This word in other languages

vinatero(Español)vinificateur(Français)Weinhändler(Deutsch)vinicultor(Português)

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 "vintner"?
"vintner" is spelled V-I-N-T-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvɪntnɚ/.
What does "vintner" mean?
As a noun, "vintner" means: A seller of wine.
How do you pronounce "vintner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vintner" is /ˈvɪntnɚ/. 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 "vintner"?
From Middle English vyntener, variant of viniter, from Old French vineter, vinetier (“wine-merchant, grape-harvester”), from Medieval Latin vīnētārius (“wine dealer”), from vīnētum (“vineyard”), from vīnum (“wine”). 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 "vintner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

tussock#92,183Zanotti#92,275Thorney#92,150tendril#92,138

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list