# prattle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɹætəl/ · frequency rank #77,109

## Definitions
1. To speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.

## Etymology
From prate + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch pruttelen and Dutch preutelen (“to mutter”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/prattle