ratting
noun, verb
ratting is spelled R-A-T-T-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ratting means “A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ratting is rattings.
How many letters and syllables are in ratting?
| Letters | 7: R-A-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 ratting?
Ratting appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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).
Forms of ratting
- rattings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ratting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.
- 2
A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier.
- 3
Desertion of one's principles.
- 4
Working as a scab, against trade union policies.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of rat
Don't go ratting to the police about what happened.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).