ratatouille

[rat̪at̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iʝe]

/[rat̪at̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iʝe]/ noun

The verdict

“ratatouille” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,493 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,493
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un plato tradicional provenzal guisado vegetal consistiendo primeramente de tomates, calabacines y berenjenas (con otros ingredientes).

Corpus desk

Index ES-ratatouille · ratatouille · Spanish

ratatouille · rank #79,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,493
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH razonan

Nearest frequency peer: razonan (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ratatouille”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ratatouille” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ratatouille
PropertyValue
Headwordratatouille
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rat̪at̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iʝe]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ratatouille” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ratatouillecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “razonan” (#79,495), “ramificados” (#79,490), “reaccioné” (#79,496). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “ratatouille” va en #79,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ratatouille is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,493 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [rat̪at̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iʝe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un plato tradicional provenzal guisado vegetal consistiendo primeramente de tomates, calabacines y berenjenas (con otros ingredientes).".

Zero misspellings are on record for ratatouille in our index, 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ratatouille, spelled R-A-T-A-T-O-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un plato tradicional provenzal guisado vegetal consistiendo primeramente de tomates, calabacines y berenjenas (con otros ingredientes).

Synonyms

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ratatouille"?
"ratatouille" is spelled R-A-T-A-T-O-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [rat̪at̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iʝe].
What does "ratatouille" mean?
As a noun, "ratatouille" means: Un plato tradicional provenzal guisado vegetal consistiendo primeramente de tomates, calabacines y berenjenas (con otros ingredientes).
How do you pronounce "ratatouille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ratatouille" is [rat̪at̪oˈ(ɣ̞)w̝iʝe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list