salade russe

\sa.lad ʁys\

/\sa.lad ʁys\/ noun

The verdict

“salade russe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Salade composée de dés de légumes et d’autres aliments liés à la sauce mayonnaise.

Key facts for salade russe
PropertyValue
Headwordsalade russe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.lad ʁys\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salade russe” sits in French frequency

salade russe falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salade russe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.lad ʁys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Salade composée de dés de légumes et d’autres aliments liés à la sauce mayonnaise.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for salade russe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is salade russe, spelled S-A-L-A-D-E- -R-U-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salade composée de dés de légumes et d’autres aliments liés à la sauce mayonnaise.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "salade russe"?
"salade russe" is spelled S-A-L-A-D-E- -R-U-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.lad ʁys\.
What does "salade russe" mean?
As a noun, "salade russe" means: Salade composée de dés de légumes et d’autres aliments liés à la sauce mayonnaise.
How do you pronounce "salade russe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salade russe" is \sa.lad ʁys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salade russe" come from?
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Using “salade russe”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-L-A-D-E- -R-U-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sa.lad ʁys\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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