natter
\na.te\
The verdict
“natter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tresser en natte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-natter · natter · French
natter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | natter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \na.te\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « natter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
natter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \na.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for natter, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is natter, spelled N-A-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tresser en natte.
- 2Coiffer ses cheveux en forme de natte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how natter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Natter de la paille, du jonc, des cheveux, les crins d’un cheval, etc.
Elle se peigna lentement en nattant ses cheveux en deux grosses tresses blondes qu’elle laissa pendre sur ses épaules.
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.