chateaubriand
/ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃/
"chateaubriand" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chateaubriand” is uncommon English (frequency #81,221 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,221
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chateaubriand · chateaubriand · English
chateaubriand · rank #81,221 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,221
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Chardon
Nearest frequency peer: Chardon (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “chateaubriand”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ceremonious…
ceremoniously
18,785 corpus weight
- chainmail
chainmail
18,784 corpus weight
- chamfered
chamfered
18,782 corpus weight
- Chardon
Chardon
18,781 corpus weight
- chateaubria…
chateaubriand
18,780 corpus weight
- Chieh
Chieh
18,778 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “chateaubriand” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chateaubriand |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #81,221 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “chateaubriand” in English
Rare enough to double-check
chateaubriand is uncommon English at frequency #81,221 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.".
No misspelling variants are generated for chateaubriand in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French chateaubriand, named after French Romantic writer François-René de Chateaubriand, who is said to have enjoyed this type of steak. The correct English form is chateaubriand, spelled C-H-A-T-E-A-U-B-R-I-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.
Etymology
Borrowed from French chateaubriand, named after French Romantic writer François-René de Chateaubriand, who is said to have enjoyed this type of steak.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).