gratte-papier
\ɡʁat.pa.pje\
The verdict
“gratte-papier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui, celle qui est chargé des écritures dans les études d’avoués, de notaires, etc. ; employé de bureau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gratte-papier · gratte-papier · French
gratte-papier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | gratte-papier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁat.pa.pje\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gratte-papier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gratte-papier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁat.pa.pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
gratte-papier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 gratte-papier, spelled G-R-A-T-T-E---P-A-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Celui, celle qui est chargé des écritures dans les études d’avoués, de notaires, etc. ; employé de bureau.
- 2Personne (auteur, journaliste …) écrivant sans talent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gratte-papier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si j’étais demoiselle, moi, j’aimerais mieux un gentleman qui porte des éperons qu’un gratte-papier, c’est certain.
Cette réplique coupa la parole aux gratte-papiers ; l’un d’eux désigna un angle de la pièce où un vieillard rangeait des dossiers.
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.