Rarest Cut of Beef — All 25 Answers Ranked by Rarity
25 answers are accepted for “Name a cut of beef”. Tournedos is the rarest cut of beef in this ranking, with 1,105 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Fricandeau is the second-rarest with 1,695 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.53× the figure for Tournedos. Brisket is the most common cut of beef in this ranking, with 204,578 monthly Wikipedia views, 185.1× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 25 answers: 1,788,531. Tournedos is under 0.1% of that total. 5 answers are Epic or Legendary: Tournedos (Legendary), Fricandeau (Legendary), Beef cheek (Epic), and 2 more.
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Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).
Ranked answers
| Rank | Answer | Tier | Rarity | Monthly Wikipedia views |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tournedos on Wikipedia | Legendary | 1.000 | 1,105 |
| 2 | Fricandeau on Wikipedia | Legendary | 0.958 | 1,695 |
| 3 | Beef cheek on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.917 | 4,971 |
| 4 | Bottom sirloin on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.875 | 7,287 |
| 5 | Blade steak on Wikipedia | Epic | 0.833 | 11,855 |
| 6 | Baseball steak on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.792 | 19,685 |
| 7 | Short loin on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.750 | 20,543 |
| 8 | Silverside on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.708 | 29,084 |
| 9 | Top sirloin on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.667 | 29,205 |
| 10 | Tafelspitz on Wikipedia | Rare | 0.625 | 36,643 |
| 11 | Beef shank on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.583 | 39,632 |
| 12 | Beef tongue on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.542 | 41,091 |
| 13 | Rib steak on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.500 | 52,755 |
| 14 | Rump steak on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.458 | 58,967 |
| 15 | Flat iron steak on Wikipedia | Uncommon | 0.417 | 77,908 |
| 16 | Chuck steak on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.375 | 78,428 |
| 17 | Beefsteak on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.333 | 80,027 |
| 18 | Entrecôte on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.292 | 91,978 |
| 19 | Flank steak on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.250 | 123,975 |
| 20 | Oxtail on Wikipedia | Familiar | 0.208 | 124,681 |
| 21 | Beef tenderloin on Wikipedia | Common | 0.167 | 135,418 |
| 22 | Sirloin steak on Wikipedia | Common | 0.125 | 168,725 |
| 23 | Picanha on Wikipedia | Common | 0.083 | 171,113 |
| 24 | Chateaubriand on Wikipedia | Common | 0.042 | 177,182 |
| 25 | Brisket on Wikipedia | Common | 0.000 | 204,578 |
FAQ
What is the rarest cut of beef?
Tournedos is the rarest cut of beef in this ranking, with 1,105 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).
How many cut of beefs are there?
There are 25 cut of beefs in this ranking, from Tournedos (rarest) to Brisket (most common).
What is the most common cut of beef?
Brisket is the most common cut of beef in this ranking, with 204,578 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).
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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.