ratatouille

\ʁa.ta.tuj\

/\ʁa.ta.tuj\/ noun

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The verdict

“ratatouille” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,329
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plat typique niçois, contenant plusieurs légumes cuits et assaisonnés, généralement composé de tomates, courgettes, aubergines, poivrons et oignons.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ratatouille · ratatouille · French

ratatouille · rank #30,329 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,329
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rapprochements

Nearest frequency peer: rapprochements (-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 « ratatouille »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ratatouille » 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
Key facts for ratatouille
PropertyValue
Headwordratatouille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.ta.tuj\
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,329
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ratatouille »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ratatouillese 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 « rapprochements » (#30,328), « reconstruite » (#30,330), « rediffusion » (#30,331). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ratatouille » est au #30,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ratatouille (IPA \ʁa.ta.tuj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,329 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ratatouille, with forms such as "artatouille", "raattouille", and "rataotuille". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ratatouille, spelled R-A-T-A-T-O-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plat typique niçois, contenant plusieurs légumes cuits et assaisonnés, généralement composé de tomates, courgettes, aubergines, poivrons et oignons.
  2. 2
    Ragout.
  3. 3
    Mélange hétéroclite.
  4. 4
    Raclée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je demandai du poulet à dîner, et l’on me donna à manger cet agréable mélange de pommes de terre, de mouton et de pain qui se nommait, se nomme et sans doute se nommera toujours la Ratatouille.
  2. On aurait pu lui servir la ratatouille la mieux accommodée, son estomac se barrait, ses dents molles refusaient de mâcher.

This word in other languages

ratatouille(English)Ratatouille(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • artatouille
  • raattouille
  • rataotuille
  • ratatoiulle
  • ratatouile
  • ratatouilel
  • ratatoulile
  • ratattouille
  • ratatuoille
  • rattaouille
  • rattatouille
  • rratatouille
  • rtaatouille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ratatouille - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

artatouille2raattouille2rataotuille2ratatoiulle2ratatouile1ratatouilel2ratatoulile2ratattouille1
Edit distance from "ratatouille"

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 "ratatouille"?
"ratatouille" is spelled R-A-T-A-T-O-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.ta.tuj\.
What does "ratatouille" mean?
As a noun, "ratatouille" means: Plat typique niçois, contenant plusieurs légumes cuits et assaisonnés, généralement composé de tomates, courgettes, aubergines, poivrons et oignons.
What are common misspellings of "ratatouille"?
Common misspellings include "artatouille", "raattouille", "rataotuille", "ratatoiulle", "ratatouile". The correct spelling is "ratatouille".
How do you pronounce "ratatouille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ratatouille" is \ʁa.ta.tuj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ratatouille" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rediffusion#30,331redémarrage#30,333pulmonaires#30,321préparaient#30,317

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

relâchés13 variantsportfolio13 variantsplaidoirie13 variantsphilippine13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list