graton

\ɡʁa.tɔ̃\

/\ɡʁa.tɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“graton” is uncommon French (frequency #87,689 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,689
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument de glacier, de verrier. Sorte de râble de métal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-graton · graton · French

graton · rank #87,689 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,689
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gravillons

Nearest frequency peer: gravillons (+1 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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « graton »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « graton » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for graton
PropertyValue
Headwordgraton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁa.tɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,689
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « graton » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gratontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « gravillons » (#87,690), « grassouillet » (#87,687), « Grandchamp » (#87,686). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « graton » est au #87,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

graton is uncommon French at frequency #87,689 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for graton in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is graton, spelled G-R-A-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument de glacier, de verrier. Sorte de râble de métal.
  2. 2
    Résidus de viande de porc ou de canard gras frits dans de la graisse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how graton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il ressemble assez à un rable, dont la patte, qui est proprement le graton, est beaucoup plus mince, & a trois pouces, sur un pouce & demi. On y adapte un manche d'environ huit piès pour donner à l'ouvrier la facilité de s'en servir sans se brûler.
  2. Glaudius ménagea ses effets. Il repris un graton, se rinça avec modération le corgnolon et reprit.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "graton"?
"graton" is spelled G-R-A-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.tɔ̃\.
What does "graton" mean?
As a noun, "graton" means: Instrument de glacier, de verrier. Sorte de râble de métal.
How do you pronounce "graton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "graton" is \ɡʁa.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "graton" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list