# whig

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʍɪɡ/ · frequency rank #29,518

## Definitions
1. Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
2. Buttermilk.

## Etymology
Probably from Middle English wheyȝe, weyȝe, wege, variant of whey. More at whey.

## Easily confused with
- **wi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wi)
- **who** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-who)
- **why** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-why)
- **win** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-win)
- **wit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wit)
- **Wii** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wii)
- **wig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wig)
- **wis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wis)
- **wiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wiz)
- **Wie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wie)
- **wid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wid)
- **WIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wic)
- **wim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wim)
- **whom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-whom)
- **wing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wing)
- **whip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-whip)
- **whoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-whoa)
- **wong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-wong)
- **writ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-writ)
- **whim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whig-vs-whim)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hwig`, `whgi`, `whhig`, `whigg`, `wihg`, `wwhig`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whig