charcuterie

Name: charcuterie, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/

//ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“charcuterie” is uncommon English (frequency #62,761 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,761
frequency rank, English: 43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork.

Key facts for charcuterie
Property	Value
Headword	charcuterie
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#62,761
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “charcuterie” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). charcuterie lands here:

#62,761

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

charcuterie is uncommon English at frequency #62,761 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for charcuterie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French charcuterie. The correct English form is charcuterie, spelled C-H-A-R-C-U-T-E-R-I-E.

Definition

1
The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork.
2
Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.
3
A shop or part of a shop specialising in cured meat.

Etymology

Borrowed from French charcuterie.

This word in other languages

charcutería(Español)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "charcuterie"?

"charcuterie" is spelled C-H-A-R-C-U-T-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/.

What does "charcuterie" mean?

As a noun, "charcuterie" means: The practice of cooking and preparing ready-to-eat meat products, especially pork.

How do you pronounce "charcuterie"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charcuterie" is /ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "charcuterie"?

Borrowed from French charcuterie. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “charcuterie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is C-H-A-R-C-U-T-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.