wenig
\ˈveːnɪç\
The verdict
“wenig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peu de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wenig · wenig · French
wenig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | wenig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈveːnɪç\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « wenig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
wenig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈveːnɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peu de.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wenig, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is wenig, spelled W-E-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1Peu de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wenig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Aktion hatte wenig Effekt.
Wie viel wiegen Sie? Ungefähr 60 Kilo. Ein etwas mehr, etwas weniger, abhängig von meinen sportlichen Aktivitäten.
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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.