wenige
\ˈveːnɪɡə\
The verdict
“wenige” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wenig.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wenige |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈveːnɪɡə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wenige” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for wenige is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈveːnɪɡə\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for wenige in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is wenige, spelled W-E-N-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wenig.
- 2Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de wenig.
- 3Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de wenig.
- 4Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de wenig.
- 5Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de wenig.
- 6Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wenig.
- 7Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de wenig.
- 8Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de wenig.
- 9Nominatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de wenig.
- 10Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de wenig.
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.
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Using “wenige”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is W-E-N-I-G-E - 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.