steak

[ˈsteɪk]

/[ˈsteɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“steak” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #71,457 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#71,457
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bife, bistec.

Key facts for steak
PropertyValue
Headwordsteak
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsteɪk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “steak” sits in Spanish 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). steak lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for steak is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsteɪk]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,457 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bife, bistec.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for steak in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is steak, spelled S-T-E-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bife, bistec.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "steak"?
"steak" is spelled S-T-E-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsteɪk].
What does "steak" mean?
As a noun, "steak" means: Bife, bistec.
How do you pronounce "steak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "steak" is [ˈsteɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "steak" come from?
"steak" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “steak”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-T-E-A-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈsteɪk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list