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 May 6, 2026) - A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pirogue |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˈɹəʊɡ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pirogue” sits in English frequency
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.
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.
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Using “pirogue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-I-R-O-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pəˈɹəʊɡ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
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.