ratifier

\ʁa.ti.fje\

/\ʁa.ti.fje\/ verb

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The verdict

“ratifier” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,674
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Approuver, confirmer dans la forme requise ce qui a été fait ou promis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ratifier · ratifier · French

ratifier · rank #31,674 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,674
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rapaces

Nearest frequency peer: rapaces (-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 « ratifier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ratifier » 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).

ratifier vs ratisser
75% similar
ratifier vs rectifier
78% similar
ratifier vs ratifié
75% similar

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

Key facts for ratifier
PropertyValue
Headwordratifier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁa.ti.fje\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,674
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ratifier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ratifierse 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 « rapaces » (#31,673), « raton » (#31,675), « ramenait » (#31,672). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ratifier » est au #31,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ratifier (IPA \ʁa.ti.fje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,674 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Approuver, confirmer dans la forme requise ce qui a été fait ou promis.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ratifier, with forms such as "artifier", "raitfier", and "ratfiier". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ratisser", "rectifier", "ratifié", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ratifier, spelled R-A-T-I-F-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Approuver, confirmer dans la forme requise ce qui a été fait ou promis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Moi, Henri II de Bourbon, prince de Condé, bien que je sois de la famille royale, bien que mon écu porte les trois fleurs de lys, je ratifie le choix qui vient d'être fait, et salue M. le duc d'Angoulême pour notre roi légitime.
  2. Je suis persuadée que M. le Grand Doyen approuvera ma décision... Vous ne dites rien !... Est-ce que, par hasard, vous ne la ratifieriez point ?

Antonyms

abroger

This word in other languages

ratify(English)ratificar(Español)ratifizieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • artifier
  • raitfier
  • ratfiier
  • ratifeir
  • ratiffier
  • ratifierr
  • ratifire
  • ratiifer
  • rattifier
  • rratifier
  • rtaifier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ratifier - 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.

artifier2raitfier2ratfiier2ratifeir2ratiffier1ratifierr1ratifire2ratiifer2
Edit distance from "ratifier"

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 "ratifier"?
"ratifier" is spelled R-A-T-I-F-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.ti.fje\.
What does "ratifier" mean?
As a verb, "ratifier" means: Approuver, confirmer dans la forme requise ce qui a été fait ou promis.
What words are commonly confused with "ratifier"?
"ratifier" is commonly confused with "ratisser", "rectifier", "ratifié". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ratifier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ratifier" is \ʁa.ti.fje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ratifier" come from?
"ratifier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ramenait#31,672raffinés#31,670radieuse#31,669recopier#31,679

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

redouter11 variantspropagé11 variantspromises11 variantsPresley11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list