Ratatouille

[ʁataˈtʊɪ̯]

/[ʁataˈtʊɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ratatouille” is uncommon German (frequency #93,453 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,453
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - südfranzösisches Gericht aus geschmortem Gemüse

Corpus desk

Index DE-ratatouille · Ratatouille · German

Ratatouille · rank #93,453 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,453
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Randgebiete

Nearest frequency peer: Randgebiete (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ratatouille“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ratatouille“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ratatouille
PropertyValue
HeadwordRatatouille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁataˈtʊɪ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ratatouille“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ratatouillefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Randgebiete“ (#93,452), „Rauchsäule“ (#93,454), „Radkappen“ (#93,451). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ratatouille“ bei #93,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ratatouille is uncommon German at frequency #93,453 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁataˈtʊɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "südfranzösisches Gericht aus geschmortem Gemüse".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ratatouille, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ratatouille, spelled R-A-T-A-T-O-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    südfranzösisches Gericht aus geschmortem Gemüse

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ratatouille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ratatouille kann warm oder kalt genossen werden.

This word in other languages

ratatouille(English)ratatouille(Español)ratatouille(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ratatouille"?
"Ratatouille" is spelled R-A-T-A-T-O-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁataˈtʊɪ̯].
What does "Ratatouille" mean?
As a noun, "Ratatouille" means: südfranzösisches Gericht aus geschmortem Gemüse
How do you pronounce "Ratatouille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ratatouille" is [ʁataˈtʊɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ratatouille" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ratatouille", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Randgebiete#93,452Rechtsfolge#93,461Registratur#93,476Reptiloiden#93,488

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list