sirloin

/ˈsɝlɔɪn/

//ˈsɝlɔɪn// noun

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"sirloin" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sirloin” is uncommon English (frequency #51,996 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,996
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).

Corpus desk

Index EN-sirloin · sirloin · English

sirloin · rank #51,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,996
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sivan

Nearest frequency peer: Sivan (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “sirloin”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “sirloin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sirloin
PropertyValue
Headwordsirloin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɝlɔɪn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sirloin” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).sirloinfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Sivan” (#51,997), “sinuous” (#51,994), “skimp” (#51,998). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sirloin” is #51,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sirloin is uncommon English at frequency #51,996 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɝlɔɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

sirloin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “above the loin”). The correct English form is sirloin, spelled S-I-R-L-O-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
  2. 2
    A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).

Etymology

From Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “above the loin”).

This word in other languages

solomillo(Español)aloyau(Français)Roastbeef(Deutsch)picanha(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sirloin"?
"sirloin" is spelled S-I-R-L-O-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɝlɔɪn/.
What does "sirloin" mean?
As a noun, "sirloin" means: A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
How do you pronounce "sirloin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sirloin" is /ˈsɝlɔɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sirloin"?
From Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “above the loin”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sirloin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sinuous#51,994Shulman#51,992shipman#51,989shinobi#51,988

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list