pirogue
/pəˈɹəʊɡ/
"pirogue" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pirogue” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pirogue · pirogue · English
pirogue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pirogue |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˈɹəʊɡ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pirogue” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pirogue is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈɹəʊɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pirogue, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French pirogue, in turn from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua. Doublet of periagua. The correct English form is pirogue, spelled P-I-R-O-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
- 2A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft.
- 3A boat-shaped food that is stuffed with seafood.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pirogue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There are even more elaborately prepared Cajun specialties, such as Bayou Bouillabaisse and pirogue of pasta and seafood.
The eggplant pirogue, a regional specialty, is especially good here.
Etymology
From French pirogue, in turn from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua. Doublet of periagua.
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.