ratbag
rat·bag/ˈɹæt.bæɡ/noun
ratbag is spelled R-A-T-B-A-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables (rat·bag). It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ratbag means “A despicable person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ratbag is ratbags.
How many letters and syllables are in ratbag?
| Letters | 6: R-A-T-B-A-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rat·bag |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is ratbag?
Ratbag appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 ratbag?
- /ˈɹæt.bæɡ/
Ratbag has 2 syllables, split rat·bag in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-ratbag.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ratbag
- ratbags plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ratbag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA despicable person.
Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!
- 2
AustraliaslangA mischievous person, especially a child.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ratbag come from?
From rat + bag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).