Érato
\e.ʁa.to\
The verdict
“Érato” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muse de l’art lyrique et choral.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erato · Érato · French
Érato · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | Érato |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \e.ʁa.to\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Érato » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Érato is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \e.ʁa.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Érato doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Érato, spelled É-R-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1Muse de l’art lyrique et choral.
- 2Une des Néréides de la mythologie grecque.
- 3(62) Érato, une planète mineure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Érato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Érato s’apprête donc à s’emparer de la lyre pour chanter lorsqu’Euterpe la retient : la lyre n’est pas l’instrument qui lui convient, elle appartient à la muse de la poésie et Érato ne saurait en tirer que des couacs […]
Nérée et Doris aux beaux cheveux, cette fille du superbe fleuve Océan, engendrèrent dans la mer stérile les aimables nymphes Proto, Eucrate, Sao, Amphitrite, Eudore, Thétis, Galéné, Glaucé, Cymothoë, Spéio, Thoë, l’agréable Thalie, la gracieuse Mélite, Eulimène, Agavé, Pasythée, Erato, Eunice aux bras de rose, Doto, Ploto, Phéruse, Dynamène, Nésée, Actée,…
This word in other languages
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.