Wiese
\ˈviːzə\
The verdict
“Wiese” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Prairie, pré, pelouse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wiese · Wiese · French
Wiese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Wiese |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈviːzə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Wiese is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈviːzə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prairie, pré, pelouse.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wiese, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Wiese, spelled W-I-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Prairie, pré, pelouse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wiese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schönheit dieses Landes hat schon viele Menschen in ihren Bann gezogen. Durch Afghanistan rauschen reißende Flüsse, karge, steil abfallende Bergketten reihen sich kilometerweit aneinander, unterbrochen von saftigen, grünen Wiesen.
Viele Tonnen Blei wurden nach der Novelle nicht mehr in Wäldern und Wiesen verstreut, Greifvögel und andere Arten verendeten nicht mehr qualvoll an einer Bleivergiftung, aber nun sind die Sportschützen mit Zugeständnissen dran.
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.