wonton
/ˈwɑntɑn/
"wonton" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wonton” is uncommon English (frequency #73,803 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,803
- frequency rank, English
- 12,113
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wonton |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɑntɑn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #73,803 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wonton” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wonton is uncommon English at frequency #73,803 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɑntɑn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wonton, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞 /云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹, wan⁴ tan⁴). The correct English form is wonton, spelled W-O-N-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞 /云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹, wan⁴ tan⁴).
This word in other languages
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 “wonton”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-O-N-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.