# wine

> English word · Noun · IPA /waɪn/ · frequency rank #1,884

## Definitions
1. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
2. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV.
3. A serving of wine.
4. The color of red wine, a deep reddish purple.

## Etymology
From Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, either directly or via Latin vīnum (from Proto-Italic *wīnom) from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“wine”). Doublet of vine and vino.

## Easily confused with
- **won** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-won)
- **WWE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wwe)
- **wit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wit)
- **woe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-woe)
- **wis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wis)
- **wiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wiz)
- **wye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wye)
- **with** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-with)
- **wish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wish)
- **wins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wins)
- **wing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wing)
- **wise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wise)
- **wire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wire)
- **wore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wore)
- **woke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-woke)
- **wont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wont)
- **wipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wipe)
- **wong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wong)
- **wink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wink)
- **wits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wine-vs-wits)

## Common misspellings (4)
`iwne`, `winne`, `wnie`, `wwine`

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