Gratin
[ɡʁaˈtɛ̃ː]
The verdict
“Gratin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Ofen bei starker Oberhitze überbackenes, überkrustetes Gericht (salzig oder süß)
Corpus desk
Index DE-gratin · Gratin · German
Gratin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Gratin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡʁaˈtɛ̃ː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gratin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gratin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁaˈtɛ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Ofen bei starker Oberhitze überbackenes, überkrustetes Gericht (salzig oder süß)".
Gratin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gratin, spelled G-R-A-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1im Ofen bei starker Oberhitze überbackenes, überkrustetes Gericht (salzig oder süß)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gratin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine beliebte Beilage in der klassischen Küche ist ein Gratin mit dünnen Kartoffelscheiben in einer Milch-Sahne-Mischung, die in einer flachen Auflaufform mit Käse überbacken werden.
Synonyms
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.