gratin
/ɡɹəˈtæn/noun
gratin is spelled G-R-A-T-I-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gratin means “The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gratin is gratins.
How many letters and syllables are in gratin?
| Letters | 6: G-R-A-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gratin?
Gratin appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gratin?
- /ɡɹəˈtæn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with gratin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gratin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rating, tringa, taring.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gratin
- gratins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gratin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
noun
- 1
UKA course of study at secondary level in which Ancient Greek and Latin are combined into a single timetabled subject.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gratin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Gratin |
| Portuguese | gratinado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gratin come from?
Borrowed from French gratin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).