gratiner
\ɡʁa.ti.ne\
The verdict
“gratiner” 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) - Faire cuire de manière à former du gratin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gratiner · gratiner · French
gratiner · 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 "G" 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 | gratiner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɡʁa.ti.ne\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gratiner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɡʁa.ti.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for gratiner in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gratiner, spelled G-R-A-T-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire cuire de manière à former du gratin.
- 2Doter d'un talent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gratiner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sole gratinée.
La Nouvelle Héloïse présente une sorte de cours de l'art de conter fleurette, et ceux que le ciel, à défaut d'esprit, a du moins gratinés de mémoire, y trouvent encore des élémens de succès.
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.