tenderloin

Name: tenderloin, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“tenderloin” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,525
frequency rank, English: 27,828
“T” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.

Key facts for tenderloin
Property	Value
Headword	tenderloin
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#48,525
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tenderloin” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tenderloin lands here:

#48,525

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around tenderloin, anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,525 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for tenderloin, with forms such as "etnderloin", "tednerloin", and "tendderloin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tender + loin. The correct English form is tenderloin, spelled T-E-N-D-E-R-L-O-I-N.

Definition

1
The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.
2
A district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable businesses (peep shows, etc) which are easy for police to blackmail and extort.

Etymology

From tender + loin.

Synonyms

striploin fillet eye fillet red-light district

This word in other languages

lomo(Español)filet(Français)Filet(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

etnderloin
tednerloin
tendderloin
tendelroin
tenderlion
tenderlloin
tenderloinn
tenderloni
tenderolin
tenderrloin
tendreloin
tenedrloin
tennderloin
tnederloin
ttenderloin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tenderloin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "tenderloin"

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 "tenderloin"?

"tenderloin" is spelled T-E-N-D-E-R-L-O-I-N.

What does "tenderloin" mean?

As a noun, "tenderloin" means: The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.

What are common misspellings of "tenderloin"?

Common misspellings include "etnderloin", "tednerloin", "tendderloin", "tendelroin", "tenderlion". The correct spelling is "tenderloin".

What is the origin of the word "tenderloin"?

From tender + loin. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “tenderloin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is T-E-N-D-E-R-L-O-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.