goulash
\ɡu.laʃ\
The verdict
“goulash” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ragout de bœuf au paprika, d’origine hongroise. La forme masculine du mot est plus usuelle (cf. dictionnaire de l’Académie Française, 9ème édition).
Corpus desk
Index FR-goulash · goulash · French
goulash · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | goulash |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡu.laʃ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « goulash » en français
Rare enough to double-check
goulash is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡu.laʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
goulash doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is goulash, spelled G-O-U-L-A-S-H.
Definition
- 1Ragout de bœuf au paprika, d’origine hongroise. La forme masculine du mot est plus usuelle (cf. dictionnaire de l’Académie Française, 9ème édition).
- 2Variante du jeu de bridge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how goulash appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certains mets n’ont rien d’insolite : le goulash hongrois, ragoût de bœuf aux oignons hachés et au paprika; la mamaliga roumaine, bouillie de farine de maïs; le sarma serbe, feuille de chou aigre garnie de farce; […].
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.