wiener
/ˈwiːnə(ɹ)/
"wiener" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wiener” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #23,435 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,435
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wiener |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwiːnə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #23,435 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wiener” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for wiener is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈwiːnə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,435 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for wiener, with forms such as "iwener", "wieenr", and "wienerr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wine", "wines", "wiser", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of wienerwurst, from German Wienerwurst (“Vienna sausage”), from Wiener (“of Vienna, Viennese”) + Wurst (“sausage”), because these sausages were originally made in Vienna, Austria. In Germany today this sausage is known as Wiener Würstchen (“small … The correct English form is wiener, spelled W-I-E-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1A type of sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
- 2A hot dog or frankfurter.
- 3The penis.
- 4A person who is nervous or afraid to partake in certain activities.
- 5An irritating or disliked person.
Etymology
Clipping of wienerwurst, from German Wienerwurst (“Vienna sausage”), from Wiener (“of Vienna, Viennese”) + Wurst (“sausage”), because these sausages were originally made in Vienna, Austria. In Germany today this sausage is known as Wiener Würstchen (“small sausage from Vienna”), but in Vienna and the Netherlands it is called a Frankfurter or Frankfurter Würstchen (“small sausage from Frankfurt”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwener,wieenr,wienerr,wienner,wienre,wineer,wwiener
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wiener - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “wiener”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-I-E-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwiːnə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “wine” - see the side-by-side comparison. wiener vs wine
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.