gratinate
"gratinate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gratinate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To bake so as to form a gratin.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gratinate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gratinate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gratinate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To bake so as to form a gratin.".
gratinate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gratin + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French gratiner. The correct English form is gratinate, spelled G-R-A-T-I-N-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To bake so as to form a gratin.
Etymology
From gratin + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French gratiner.
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.
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Using “gratinate”
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- The one correct English spelling is G-R-A-T-I-N-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.