pirog
noun
pirog is spelled P-I-R-O-G: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pirog means “A baked case of dough with a sweet or savoury filling, popular in Eastern Europe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pirog is pirogs or pirogi.
How many letters and syllables are in pirog?
| Letters | 5: P-I-R-O-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pirog?
Pirog appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 pirog?
Pirog has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pirog
- pirogs plural
- pirogi plural
- pirogen plural
- pirogn plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pirog mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A baked case of dough with a sweet or savoury filling, popular in Eastern Europe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pirog in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense baked good:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pirog |
| German | Pirogge |
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 pirog come from?
Borrowed from Russian пиро́г (piróg). Doublet of pierog/pieróg. For the plurals ending in n, see Yiddish פּיראָג (pirog).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).