baratter
\ba.ʁa.te\
The verdict
“baratter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Battre la crème du lait dans une baratte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-baratter · baratter · French
baratter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baratter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ba.ʁa.te\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « baratter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
baratter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ba.ʁa.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for baratter in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is baratter, spelled B-A-R-A-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Battre la crème du lait dans une baratte.
- 2Agiter un liquide dans un récipient.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how baratter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une façon de s’inscrire dans une histoire agricole locale dont se font encore écho certaines appellations d’origine contrôlée (AOP) — Surgères, en Charente-Maritime, baratte son beurre réputé non loin..
La grosse hélice baratte au cul !… Vlouf ! !… Vlouf ! !… Vlouf ! !… à dur la soupe ! à gros bouillons !…
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.