pierogi
pier·ogi/pəˈɹoːɡi/noun
pierogi is spelled P-I-E-R-O-G-I: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pier·ogi). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pierogi means “A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pierogi is pierogies or pierogis.
How many letters and syllables are in pierogi?
| Letters | 7: P-I-E-R-O-G-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pier·ogi |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pierogi?
Pierogi appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pierogi?
- /pəˈɹoːɡi/
- /pɛˈɾoːɡi/
Pierogi has 2 syllables, split pier·ogi in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ne-pierogi.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pierogi
- pierogies plural
- pierogis plural
- pierogie
- pierogy
- pirogy
- pirojki
- pyrogy
- perog
- pierog
- pieróg
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pierogi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pierogi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dumpling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pérogy, ravioli polonais |
| German | Pirogge |
| Portuguese | pierogi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pierogi come from?
Borrowed from Polish pierogi, the plural of pieróg (“dumpling”), which ultimately is derived from Proto-Slavic *pirъ (“party”). Relationship to Turkish börek is unclear. Doublet of pirogi (from Russian), pirohy (from Czech and Slovak), and pyrohy/pedaheh (from Ukrainian).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).