ragout
/ɹæˈɡuː/
"ragout" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ragout” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a stew of meat and vegetables mixed together
Corpus desk
Index EN-ragout · ragout · English
ragout · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | ragout |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹæˈɡuː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ragout” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ragout is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹæˈɡuː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ragout doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French ragoût. Compare ragù of the same origin, borrowed from Italian. The correct English form is ragout, spelled R-A-G-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1a stew of meat and vegetables mixed together
- 2any stew, soup, or sauce
Etymology
Borrowed from French ragoût. Compare ragù of the same origin, borrowed from Italian.
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.