rugelach
/ˈruːɡələx/noun
rugelach is spelled R-U-G-E-L-A-C-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rugelach means “A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rugelach is rugelachs.
How many letters and syllables are in rugelach?
| Letters | 8: R-U-G-E-L-A-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 rugelach?
Rugelach appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 rugelach?
- /ˈruːɡələx/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rugelach.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rugelach
- rugelachs plural
- rugulach
- rugalach
- ruggalach
- ruggelach
- rogelach
- rugalah
- rugala
- rugula
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rugelach mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with various fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rugelach come from?
From Yiddish ראָגאַל (rogal) with plural suffix ־לעך (-lekh), from Polish rogal (“crescent roll”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).