escalope
/ˈɛskəˌlɒp/
"escalope" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“escalope” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A thin slice of meat, especially veal or poultry.
Corpus desk
Index EN-escalope · escalope · English
escalope · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escalope |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛskəˌlɒp/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “escalope” in English
Rare enough to double-check
escalope is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛskəˌlɒp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for escalope in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French escalope. Doublet of scallop. The correct English form is escalope, spelled E-S-C-A-L-O-P-E.
Definition
- 1A thin slice of meat, especially veal or poultry.
- 2A charge (depiction) of the scallop.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how escalope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Both the escalope de veau Normande and a special of the day, veal Orloff, seemed to be cut from the same veal roast, not thin escalopes at all, but thick chop-like slices. Only the sauces differed.
Etymology
Borrowed from French escalope. Doublet of scallop.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.