gratinieren
[ɡʁatiˈniːʁən]
The verdict
“gratinieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas kurz und oberflächlich backen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gratinieren · gratinieren · German
gratinieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | gratinieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡʁatiˈniːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gratinieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gratinieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡʁatiˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas kurz und oberflächlich backen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for gratinieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gratinieren, spelled G-R-A-T-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas kurz und oberflächlich backen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gratinieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Auflauf wird im Ofen gratiniert, bis der Käse beginnt braun zu 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.