raclette

\ʁɑ.klɛt\

/\ʁɑ.klɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“raclette” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,833
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite racle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-raclette · raclette · French

raclette · rank #20,833 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,833
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH raccrocher

Nearest frequency peer: raccrocher (-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 « raclette »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « raclette » 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).

raclette vs recette
75% similar
raclette vs roulette
75% similar
raclette vs raquette
75% similar

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

Key facts for raclette
PropertyValue
Headwordraclette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ.klɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,833
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « raclette »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).raclettese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « raccrocher » (#20,832), « radiateur » (#20,834), « quote » (#20,831). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « raclette » est au #20,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around raclette (IPA \ʁɑ.klɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,833 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for raclette, with forms such as "arclette", "racclette", and "raceltte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "recette", "roulette", "raquette", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is raclette, spelled R-A-C-L-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite racle.
  2. 2
    Sarcloir instrument destiné à couper les herbes au ras du sol.
  3. 3
    Préparation culinaire de Suisse à base de fromage chauffé qu’on racle au fur et à mesure qu’il fond.
  4. 4
    Fromage de vache, à pâte pressée, originaire du canton du Valais en Suisse, destiné à fondre et utilisé en cuisine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La raclette d’un boulanger.
  2. Une raclette de ramoneur.

Synonyms

fromage à raclettefromage de raclette

This word in other languages

squeegee(English)Rakel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arclette
  • racclette
  • raceltte
  • raclete
  • racletet
  • racllette
  • racltete
  • ralcette
  • rcalette
  • rraclette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raclette - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arclette2racclette1raceltte2raclete1racletet2racllette1racltete2ralcette2
Edit distance from "raclette"

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 "raclette"?
"raclette" is spelled R-A-C-L-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ.klɛt\.
What does "raclette" mean?
As a noun, "raclette" means: Petite racle.
What words are commonly confused with "raclette"?
"raclette" is commonly confused with "recette", "roulette", "raquette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raclette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raclette" is \ʁɑ.klɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raclette" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retrouva#20,839richards#20,841panthers#20,807stratège#20,859

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

refuges10 variantsprélat10 variantsrivages10 variantsprompt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list