stroganoff
/ˈstroʊɡənɔf/
"stroganoff" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stroganoff” is uncommon English (frequency #82,816 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,816
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A dish of sautéed pieces of beef (or a substitute) served in a sauce with sour cream.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stroganoff · stroganoff · English
stroganoff · rank #82,816 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,816
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH striven
Nearest frequency peer: striven (-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 “stroganoff”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- stegosaurus
stegosaurus
17,191 corpus weight
- stonemason
stonemason
17,188 corpus weight
- striven
striven
17,186 corpus weight
- stroganoff
stroganoff
17,185 corpus weight
- Stroh
Stroh
17,184 corpus weight
- substituent
substituent
17,182 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “stroganoff” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stroganoff |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈstroʊɡənɔf/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #82,816 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stroganoff” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stroganoff is uncommon English at frequency #82,816 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstroʊɡənɔf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A dish of sautéed pieces of beef (or a substitute) served in a sauce with sour cream.".
stroganoff doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after the Stroganov family, a distinguished Russian family involved in the settlement of Siberia, Russian Стро́ганов (Stróganov). The correct English form is stroganoff, spelled S-T-R-O-G-A-N-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1A dish of sautéed pieces of beef (or a substitute) served in a sauce with sour cream.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stroganoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
With its creamy texture and unique taste, our version is certain to win over even the most diehard stroganoff fans.
For an unusual kidney stroganoff, saute them in a casserole with chopped onions, celery and carrot, then stew in wine, beer, cider or stock till tender, and stir in a little cream before serving.
Etymology
Named after the Stroganov family, a distinguished Russian family involved in the settlement of Siberia, Russian Стро́ганов (Stróganov).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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