winesop
/ˈwaɪnˌsɒp/
"winesop" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“winesop” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A piece of bread soaked in wine; a small cake made with grapes or wine.
Corpus desk
Index EN-winesop · winesop · English
winesop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | winesop |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwaɪnˌsɒp/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “winesop” in English
Rare enough to double-check
winesop is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwaɪnˌsɒp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
winesop doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wyne soppe, wynesoppe; equivalent to wine + sop. The correct English form is winesop, spelled W-I-N-E-S-O-P.
Definition
- 1A piece of bread soaked in wine; a small cake made with grapes or wine.
- 2A drunkard, a wino.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how winesop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hence the proverb […] "to reduce one whose meal is a winesop to a dry crust."
Beatriz, for all her seeming frailty, had borne the long strain better, and presently came, offering winesops, the recognised restorative; small pieces of fine white bread soaked in wine.
Etymology
From Middle English wyne soppe, wynesoppe; equivalent to wine + sop.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.