whiskey

[ˈwɪski]

/[ˈwɪski]/ noun

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The verdict

“whiskey” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,140. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,140
frequency rank, Spanish
230
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra W.

Corpus desk

Index ES-whiskey · whiskey · Spanish

whiskey · rank #41,140 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,140
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 230
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wilfredo

Nearest frequency peer: Wilfredo (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “whiskey”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “whiskey” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

whiskey vs whisky
86% similar
whiskey vs Whitney
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for whiskey
PropertyValue
Headwordwhiskey
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈwɪski]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,140
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “whiskey”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).whiskeycae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Wilfredo” (#41,141), “vulnerar” (#41,138), “write” (#41,142). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “whiskey” va en #41,140. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around whiskey (IPA [ˈwɪski]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,140 among 230 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for whiskey, with forms such as "hwiskey", "whhiskey", and "whiksey". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "whisky", "Whitney", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is whiskey, spelled W-H-I-S-K-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra W.
  2. 2
    Bandera que representa la letra W.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hwiskey
  • whhiskey
  • whiksey
  • whiseky
  • whiskeyy
  • whiskkey
  • whiskye
  • whisskey
  • whsikey
  • wihskey
  • wwhiskey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of whiskey - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hwiskey2whhiskey1whiksey2whiseky2whiskeyy1whiskkey1whiskye2whisskey1
Edit distance from "whiskey"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "whiskey"?
"whiskey" is spelled W-H-I-S-K-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwɪski].
What does "whiskey" mean?
As a noun, "whiskey" means: Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la letra W.
What words are commonly confused with "whiskey"?
"whiskey" is commonly confused with "whisky", "Whitney". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "whiskey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "whiskey" is [ˈwɪski]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "whiskey" come from?
"whiskey" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "whiskey", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abjasia#41,152activen#41,160utópica#41,116Umberto#41,112

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

acogidos11 variantsadmirada11 variantsagarraste11 variantsaparcado11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list