Ratte
German, noun/ˈʁatə/
Ratte is spelled R-A-T-T-E (5 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written German, the 16,674th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ratte is a German feminine noun meaning “rat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mausähnliches Nagetier”.
What does Ratte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerat
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mausähnliches Nagetier 2. mausähnliches Nagetier der Gattung Rattus 3. anderes mausähnliches Nagetier 4. Schimpfwort für einen hinterhältigen Menschen oder ein lästiges Tier
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ratte
- Ratten plural
- Rättchen diminutive neuter
- Rättin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ratte?
- /ˈʁatə/
- [ˈʁatə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ratte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ratte in German?
Ratte appears 3.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).