cutlet
"cutlet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cutlet” is an uncommon English word, ranked #80,360 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #80,360
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cutlet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #80,360 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cutlet” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cutlet is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #80,360 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
cutlet has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French côtelette (recorded in English since 1706), from Middle French costelette (“little rib”), from coste + -elette, from Old French coste (“rib, side”), from Latin costa. Influenced by English cut, as if from cut + -let. Doublet of kotlet and kotleta. The correct English form is cutlet, spelled C-U-T-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
- 2A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.
- 3A piece of fish that has been cut perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with a fillet); often synonymous with steak.
- 4A prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail.
- 5A mash of vegetables (usually potatoes) fried with bread.
Etymology
From French côtelette (recorded in English since 1706), from Middle French costelette (“little rib”), from coste + -elette, from Old French coste (“rib, side”), from Latin costa. Influenced by English cut, as if from cut + -let. Doublet of kotlet and kotleta.
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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Using “cutlet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-U-T-L-E-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.