Ragout

[ʁaˈɡuː]

/[ʁaˈɡuː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ragout” is uncommon German (frequency #85,728 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,728
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus klein geschnittenem Fleisch, Fisch oder anderen Zutaten zubereitetes Schmorgericht in einer (üblicherweise) dunklen würzigen Sauce

Corpus desk

Index DE-ragout · Ragout · German

Ragout · rank #85,728 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,728
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rafting

Nearest frequency peer: rafting (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ragout“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ragout“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ragout
PropertyValue
HeadwordRagout
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaˈɡuː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,728
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ragout“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ragoutfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rafting“ (#85,727), „races“ (#85,726), „Rappe“ (#85,730). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ragout“ bei #85,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ragout is uncommon German at frequency #85,728 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁaˈɡuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus klein geschnittenem Fleisch, Fisch oder anderen Zutaten zubereitetes Schmorgericht in einer (üblicherweise) dunklen würzigen Sauce".

Ragout has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ragout, spelled R-A-G-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus klein geschnittenem Fleisch, Fisch oder anderen Zutaten zubereitetes Schmorgericht in einer (üblicherweise) dunklen würzigen Sauce

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ragout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Zum Abendbrot gibt es Meeresfrüchte, gemischt: Ein kleiner Hai wird unter Deck zu Ragout mit Safran und Chili verarbeitet, Lobster und Tintenfisch kommen auf den Grill am Heck.“

Synonyms

GulaschVoressen

This word in other languages

ragout(English)ragout(Français)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ragout"?
"Ragout" is spelled R-A-G-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaˈɡuː].
What does "Ragout" mean?
As a noun, "Ragout" means: aus klein geschnittenem Fleisch, Fisch oder anderen Zutaten zubereitetes Schmorgericht in einer (üblicherweise) dunklen würzigen Sauce
How do you pronounce "Ragout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ragout" is [ʁaˈɡuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ragout" come from?
"Ragout" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Quäker#85,725riehen#85,764Pietät#85,689pearls#85,679

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list