whisky

[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iski]

/[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iski]/ noun

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The verdict

“whisky” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,694
frequency rank, Spanish
230
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bebida alcohólica obtenida de la fermentación y posterior destilación de cereales y añejada en barriles, producida principalmente en las Islas Británicas, Estados Unidos de América, Canadá y Japón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-whisky · whisky · Spanish

whisky · rank #11,694 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,694
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 230
  • PHOTO-FINISH webs

Nearest frequency peer: webs (-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 “whisky”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “whisky” 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).

whisky vs whiskey
86% similar

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

Key facts for whisky
PropertyValue
Headwordwhisky
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iski]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,694
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “whisky”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.whiskycae 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 “webs” (#11,693), “votan” (#11,692), “ósea” (#11,696). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “whisky” va en #11,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around whisky (IPA [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iski]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,694 among 230 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bebida alcohólica obtenida de la fermentación y posterior destilación de cereales y añejada en barriles, producida principalmente en las Islas Británicas, Estados Unidos de América, Canadá y Japón.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for whisky, with forms such as "hwisky", "whhisky", and "whiksy". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "whiskey", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is whisky, spelled W-H-I-S-K-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bebida alcohólica obtenida de la fermentación y posterior destilación de cereales y añejada en barriles, producida principalmente en las Islas Británicas, Estados Unidos de América, Canadá y Japón.

This word in other languages

whisky(English)whisky(Français)Whisky(Deutsch)uísque(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hwisky
  • whhisky
  • whiksy
  • whiskky
  • whiskyy
  • whissky
  • whisyk
  • whsiky
  • wihsky
  • wwhisky

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of whisky - 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.

hwisky2whhisky1whiksy2whiskky1whiskyy1whissky1whisyk2whsiky2
Edit distance from "whisky"

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 "whisky"?
"whisky" is spelled W-H-I-S-K-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iski].
What does "whisky" mean?
As a noun, "whisky" means: Bebida alcohólica obtenida de la fermentación y posterior destilación de cereales y añejada en barriles, producida principalmente en las Islas Británicas, Estados Unidos de América, Canadá y Japón.
What words are commonly confused with "whisky"?
"whisky" is commonly confused with "whiskey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "whisky"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "whisky" is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iski]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "whisky" come from?
"whisky" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Alfred#11,705Andina#11,708soñado#11,678apunto#11,712

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

retener10 variantsbloquea10 variantspicante10 variantscomemos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list