whiskey

\ˈwɪski\

/\ˈwɪski\/ noun

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The verdict

“whiskey” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,731
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine W.

Corpus desk

Index FR-whiskey · whiskey · French

whiskey · rank #43,731 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,731
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Walton

Nearest frequency peer: Walton (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « whiskey »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « whiskey » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈwɪski\
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,731
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « whiskey »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.whiskeyse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Walton » (#43,730), « window » (#43,732), « voyageuse » (#43,729). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « whiskey » est au #43,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around whiskey (IPA \ˈwɪski\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,731 among 549 “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", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is whiskey, spelled W-H-I-S-K-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine W.
  2. 2
    Pavillon du code international des signaux maritimes correspondant à la lettre 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 - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

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 French 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: (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour la lettre latine 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 French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

éditées#43,741vipères#43,721verrues#43,718ventres#43,716

Similar misspelling depth

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

Yokohama11 variantsvacation11 variantsachemine11 variantstirerait11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list