Rattray

/ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/

//ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ// name

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"rattray" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Rattray” is uncommon English (frequency #85,688 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,688
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845).

Corpus desk

Index EN-rattray · Rattray · English

Rattray · rank #85,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,688
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rastafarian

Nearest frequency peer: Rastafarian (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Rattray”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Rattray” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rattray
PropertyValue
HeadwordRattray
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Rattray” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Rattrayfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Rastafarian” (#85,687), “ramus” (#85,686), “ravished” (#85,690). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “Rattray” is #85,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rattray is uncommon English at frequency #85,688 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Rattray has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Pictish, probably equivalent to Welsh rhawdd (“fortress”) + tref (“village”). The correct English form is Rattray, spelled R-A-T-T-R-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845).
  2. 2
    A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from the place name.

Etymology

From Pictish, probably equivalent to Welsh rhawdd (“fortress”) + tref (“village”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rattray"?
"Rattray" is spelled R-A-T-T-R-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/.
What does "Rattray" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rattray" means: A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845).
How do you pronounce "Rattray"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rattray" is /ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Rattray"?
From Pictish, probably equivalent to Welsh rhawdd (“fortress”) + tref (“village”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rattray", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Quitman#85,679reshoot#85,706Rexroth#85,710Pripyat#85,665

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list