gratte

\ɡʁat\

/\ɡʁat\/ noun

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The verdict

“gratte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,013. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,013
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De la ciguatera, un empoisonnement banal par la consommation de certains poissons des récifs tropicaux et lagons.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gratte · gratte · French

gratte · rank #9,013 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,013
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH graisse

Nearest frequency peer: graisse (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gratte »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gratte » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gratte vs grave
67% similar
gratte vs grotte
83% similar
gratte vs gravée
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gratte
PropertyValue
Headwordgratte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁat\
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,013
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gratte »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).grattese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « graisse » (#9,012), « gratuites » (#9,014), « gouttes » (#9,011). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gratte » est au #9,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around gratte (IPA \ɡʁat\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,013 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for gratte, with forms such as "gartte", "ggratte", and "grate". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grave", "grotte", "gravée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is gratte, spelled G-R-A-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De la ciguatera, un empoisonnement banal par la consommation de certains poissons des récifs tropicaux et lagons.
  2. 2
    Petites sommes que l’on parvient à prélever, soit par économie, soit par escroquerie.
  3. 3
    La gale. — (Montaigne, Essais III, Chapitre 13 §.82, traduction G.de Pernon.Cf. Dixel.)
  4. 4
    Guitare.
  5. 5
    Autre nom du marteau à égraveler
  6. 6
    Chasse-neige.
  7. 7
    Pense-bête contenant des informations utiles que l’on dissimule pour tricher à un examen scolaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’armée, c’est le réceptacle de toutes les mauvaises passions, la sentine de tous les vices. Tout le monde vole, là-dedans, depuis le caporal d’ordinaire, depuis l’homme de corvée qui tient une anse du panier, jusqu’à l’intendant général, jusqu’au ministre. Ce qui se nomme « gratte » et « rabiau » en bas s’appelle en haut « boni » et « pot-de-vin ».
  2. Il avait eu l’idée de distribuer une gratte aux élèves assidus et, face à la pénurie de profs, avait décidé de recruter « des personnes titulaires d’une licence ou ou ayant des compétences avérées ».

Synonyms

anti-sècheantisèchepompe

This word in other languages

axe(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gartte
  • ggratte
  • grate
  • gratet
  • grratte
  • grtate
  • rgatte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gratte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gartte2ggratte1grate1gratet2grratte1grtate2rgatte2
Edit distance from "gratte"

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 "gratte"?
"gratte" is spelled G-R-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁat\.
What does "gratte" mean?
As a noun, "gratte" means: De la ciguatera, un empoisonnement banal par la consommation de certains poissons des récifs tropicaux et lagons.
What words are commonly confused with "gratte"?
"gratte" is commonly confused with "grave", "grotte", "gravée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gratte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gratte" is \ɡʁat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gratte" come from?
"gratte" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

marina#9,034dresse#8,988mature#9,039menant#9,041

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

dotée7 variantsmetal7 variantsbouts7 variantsappuyé7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list