ratal
noun, adjective
ratal is spelled R-A-T-A-L: 5 letters. As a noun, ratal means “A traditional Maltese unit of weight, officially 1.75 imperial pounds (0.794 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 800 grammes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ratal is ratals or irtal.
How many letters and syllables are in ratal?
| Letters | 5: R-A-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| 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.
What rhymes with ratal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ratal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: altar.
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 ratal
- ratals plural
- irtal plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ratal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Maltese unit of weight, officially 1.75 imperial pounds (0.794 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 800 grammes.
- 2
The amount on which a tax rate is assessed.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a rate of taxation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).