raglan

\ʁa.ɡlɑ̃\

/\ʁa.ɡlɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“raglan” is uncommon French (frequency #69,352 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,352
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Se dit d’un vêtement dont l’assemblage et la fixation des manches est en forme de raglan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-raglan · raglan · French

raglan · rank #69,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,352
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rak

Nearest frequency peer: rak (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “raglan”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “raglan” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for raglan
PropertyValue
Headwordraglan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁa.ɡlɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “raglan” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). raglan lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raglan is uncommon French at frequency #69,352 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁa.ɡlɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit d’un vêtement dont l’assemblage et la fixation des manches est en forme de raglan.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for raglan in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is raglan, spelled R-A-G-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit d’un vêtement dont l’assemblage et la fixation des manches est en forme de raglan.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hmm… Voyons…Homme jeune, imberbe, petite moustache… lunettes noires… manteau raglan, tissu chevronné, chapeau mou, avec petite plume dans la ganse…
  2. C’était un genre de capote, à manches raglan, taillée dans un tissu à toute épreuve, conçu pour défier le temps et représenter la Grande-Bretagne.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "raglan"?
"raglan" is spelled R-A-G-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.ɡlɑ̃\.
What does "raglan" mean?
As an adjective, "raglan" means: Se dit d’un vêtement dont l’assemblage et la fixation des manches est en forme de raglan.
How do you pronounce "raglan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raglan" is \ʁa.ɡlɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raglan" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Ramiro#69,355ranimé#69,357quando#69,345pétris#69,341
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list