raten
\ˈʁaː.tən\
The verdict
“raten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conseiller, recommander.
Corpus desk
Index FR-raten · raten · French
raten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | raten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʁaː.tən\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « raten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
raten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʁaː.tən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for raten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is raten, spelled R-A-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Conseiller, recommander.
- 2Deviner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how raten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was rätst du mir zu tun?
Ich werde zum Beispiel oft gefragt, wie man seine Brille richtig putzt. Ich rate immer zu lauwarmem Wasser, Spülmittel und Mikrofasertüchern. Alkoholhaltige Brillenputztücher sind eher schlecht für die Brillengläser.
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.