Olivier salad
"olivier-salad" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Olivier salad” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Olivier salad |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Olivier salad” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Olivier salad is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.".
Olivier salad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after Russian chef of Belgian origin Lucien Olivier, who invented it in the 1860s. Compare Russian оливье́ (olivʹjé) and Ukrainian олів'є́ (olivʺjé). The correct English form is Olivier salad, spelled O-L-I-V-I-E-R- -S-A-L-A-D.
Definition
- 1A traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.
Etymology
Named after Russian chef of Belgian origin Lucien Olivier, who invented it in the 1860s. Compare Russian оливье́ (olivʹjé) and Ukrainian олів'є́ (olivʺjé).
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.
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- The one correct English spelling is O-L-I-V-I-E-R- -S-A-L-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.