# whisky

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪski/ · frequency rank #12,530

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor.

## Etymology
Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh (compare obsolete whiskybae), from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (“water of life”), calque of Medieval Latin aqua vitae. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source.

## Easily confused with
- **whitey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whisky-vs-whitey)
- **Whitby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whisky-vs-whitby)
- **whisk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whisk-vs-whisky)
- **whiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiny-vs-whisky)
- **whimsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whimsy-vs-whisky)
- **whiskey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiskey-vs-whisky)
- **whisker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whisker-vs-whisky)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hwisky`, `whhisky`, `whiksy`, `whiskky`, `whiskyy`, `whissky`, `whisyk`, `whsiky`, `wihsky`, `wwhisky`

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