vinaigrette

/vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/

//vɪnəˈɡɹɛt// noun

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"vinaigrette" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vinaigrette” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,257
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vinaigrette · vinaigrette · English

vinaigrette · rank #46,257 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,257
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vikas

Nearest frequency peer: Vikas (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “vinaigrette”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “vinaigrette” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vinaigrette
PropertyValue
Headwordvinaigrette
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#46,257
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vinaigrette”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Vikas” (#46,256), “walkman” (#46,258), “wallop” (#46,259). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vinaigrette” is #46,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around vinaigrette (IPA /vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,257 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vinaigrette, with forms such as "ivnaigrette", "vianigrette", and "vinagirette". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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: Borrowed from French vinaigrette. Sense 4 (“type of Russian salad”) is a semantic loan from Russian винегре́т (vinegrét), whence also the doublet vinegret. The correct English form is vinaigrette, spelled V-I-N-A-I-G-R-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.
  2. 2
    A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts
  3. 3
    A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a litter, to be drawn or pushed by a person. They were used in France until the late 18th century.
  4. 4
    Alternative form of vinegret (“type of Russian salad”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vinaigrette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lady Selina smells at her vinaigrette, and replies in her softest, affectedest, civilest, and crushingest manner— "Poor—DEAR—OLD MAN!"

Etymology

Borrowed from French vinaigrette. Sense 4 (“type of Russian salad”) is a semantic loan from Russian винегре́т (vinegrét), whence also the doublet vinegret.

Synonyms

French dressingItalian dressingGreek dressingvinaigrette dressingvinaigrette saucevinaigrette salad sauce

This word in other languages

vinagreta(Español)vinaigrette(Français)Vinaigrette(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivnaigrette
  • vianigrette
  • vinagirette
  • vinaigertte
  • vinaiggrette
  • vinaigrete
  • vinaigretet
  • vinaigrrette
  • vinaigrtete
  • vinairgette
  • viniagrette
  • vinnaigrette
  • vniaigrette
  • vvinaigrette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vinaigrette - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ivnaigrette2vianigrette2vinagirette2vinaigertte2vinaiggrette1vinaigrete1vinaigretet2vinaigrrette1
Edit distance from "vinaigrette"

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 "vinaigrette"?
"vinaigrette" is spelled V-I-N-A-I-G-R-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/.
What does "vinaigrette" mean?
As a noun, "vinaigrette" means: A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.
What are common misspellings of "vinaigrette"?
Common misspellings include "ivnaigrette", "vianigrette", "vinagirette", "vinaigertte", "vinaiggrette". The correct spelling is "vinaigrette".
How do you pronounce "vinaigrette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vinaigrette" is /vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/. 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 "vinaigrette"?
Borrowed from French vinaigrette. Sense 4 (“type of Russian salad”) is a semantic loan from Russian винегре́т (vinegrét), whence also the doublet vinegret. 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 "vinaigrette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

weeknight14 variantsvariegated14 variantsunwinding14 variantsundressing14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list