Ragout
[ʁaˈɡuː]
The verdict
“Ragout” is uncommon German (frequency #85,728 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,728
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus klein geschnittenem Fleisch, Fisch oder anderen Zutaten zubereitetes Schmorgericht in einer (üblicherweise) dunklen würzigen Sauce
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ragout |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁaˈɡuː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #85,728 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ragout” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ragout is uncommon German at frequency #85,728 among 42,116 “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
- 1aus klein geschnittenem Fleisch, Fisch oder anderen Zutaten zubereitetes Schmorgericht in einer (üblicherweise) dunklen würzigen Sauce
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Ragout”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-G-O-U-T - 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.