ratoon
/ɹəˈtuːn/noun, verb
ratoon is spelled R-A-T-O-O-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ratoon means “A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ratoon is ratoons.
How many letters and syllables are in ratoon?
| Letters | 6: R-A-T-O-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 ratoon?
Ratoon appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 ratoon?
- /ɹəˈtuːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ratoon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ratoon
- ratoons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rattoon
- ratooning participle, present
- ratooned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ratoon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane.
- 2
A rattan cane.
verb
- 1
To sprout ratoons.
- 2
To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ratoon come from?
Possibly from Spanish retoño.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).