beefsteak
/ˈbiːfˌsteɪk/noun
beefsteak is spelled B-E-E-F-S-T-E-A-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beefsteak means “(A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beefsteak is beefsteaks.
How many letters and syllables are in beefsteak?
| Letters | 9: B-E-E-F-S-T-E-A-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is beefsteak?
Beefsteak appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce beefsteak?
- /ˈbiːfˌsteɪk/
Beefsteak has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-beefsteak.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-beefsteak.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of beefsteak
- beefsteaks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beefsteak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
(A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
- 2
Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
- 3
The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
- 4
Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
- 5
Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
- 6
archaicA celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Beefsteak in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense steak:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does beefsteak come from?
From beef + steak. Doublet of bifshtek and bistek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).