Use wiener mainly in informal North American English for a hot dog sausage. In food writing, frankfurter, hot dog, or Vienna sausage may be clearer depending on the product.
Use wiener mainly in informal North American English for a hot dog sausage. In food writing, frankfurter, hot dog, or Vienna sausage may be clearer depending on the product.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| I ate a wiener sandwich. | I ate a hot dog. |
| She grilled two wiener. | She grilled two wieners. |
| The wiener are ready. | The wieners are ready. |
Use wiener in this sense only in very informal or joking contexts. It can sound childish, teasing, or rude, so avoid it in medical, formal, or respectful speech.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The doctor examined his wiener. | The doctor examined his penis. |
| The form asks about wiener pain. | The form asks about penile pain. |
| He used the word in a formal report: wiener. | He used the word in a formal report: penis. |
Use wiener in this sense only as casual teasing or quoted slang. It is not a serious description and can sound childish or insulting.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| He is wiener. | He is a wiener. |
| Don't be such wiener. | Don't be such a wiener. |
| They called him wieners. | They called him a wiener. |
Use wiener mostly in informal contexts. For food, hot dog or frankfurter is often clearer. For anatomy, use penis in serious contexts. As an insult, wiener sounds childish and should be used with care.
Wiener and Weiner are different spellings. Wiener is the usual spelling for the sausage word and its slang senses, while Weiner is often a surname.
Shortened from Wienerwurst, German for Vienna sausage, from Wiener, meaning Viennese or from Vienna. The sausage sense came into English in the 19th century. The slang senses developed later from the sausage shape and from childish teasing uses.
What does wiener mean?
It can mean a small sausage or hot dog. In slang, it can mean penis or a weak or foolish person.
Is wiener a rude word?
The food sense is not rude. The body-part and insult senses are informal, childish, or rude depending on context.
What is the difference between wiener and hot dog?
A wiener is the sausage. A hot dog can mean the sausage, especially when served in a bun.
Is wiener the same as Weiner?
No. Wiener is the normal spelling for the sausage and slang word. Weiner is often a surname.
Where does wiener come from?
It comes from German Wienerwurst, meaning Vienna sausage.
What is the plural of wiener?
The plural is wieners.