fricassee
/ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/
"fricassee" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fricassee” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fricassee · fricassee · English
fricassee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fricassee |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fricassee” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fricassee is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.".
Zero misspellings are on record for fricassee in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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: From French fricassée (noun), from fricassée, past participle of fricasser (verb). The correct English form is fricassee, spelled F-R-I-C-A-S-S-E-E.
Definition
- 1Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fricassee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasee, or a ragoust.
Etymology
From French fricassée (noun), from fricassée, past participle of fricasser (verb).
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.