ratichon
\ʁa.ti.ʃɔ̃\
The verdict
“ratichon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prêtre ; curé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ratichon · ratichon · French
ratichon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ratichon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁa.ti.ʃɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ratichon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ratichon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.ti.ʃɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
ratichon has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ratichon, spelled R-A-T-I-C-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1Prêtre ; curé.
- 2Croyant, défenseur de la religion.
- 3Réprimande, reproche → voir engueulade et savon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ratichon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De ce pas, je vas lui dire ma façon de penser au ratichon !
L’on vit d’abord surgir un sacristain au camail citron agitant un goupillon d’or massif, puis trois ratichons brandissant sous un baldaquin à galons froufroutants un crucifix plutôt con, puis cinq borniols hissant un sapin d’acajou aux portants d’airain.
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.