ratel
/ˈɹeɪtəl/noun
ratel is spelled R-A-T-E-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ratel means “Synonym of honey badger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ratel is ratels.
How many letters and syllables are in ratel?
| Letters | 5: R-A-T-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 ratel?
Ratel appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 ratel?
- /ˈɹeɪtəl/
- /ˈɹɑːtəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ratel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ratel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ratel.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: later, alert, alter, taler, artel.
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 ratel
- ratels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ratel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of honey badger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ratel come from?
Borrowed from Afrikaans ratel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).