raton

\ʁa.tɔ̃\

/\ʁa.tɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“raton” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,675. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,675
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit du rat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-raton · raton · French

raton · rank #31,675 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,675
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH ratifier

Nearest frequency peer: ratifier (-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 « raton »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « raton » 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).

raton vs rats
60% similar
raton vs RATP
0% similar
raton vs rayon
80% similar

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

Key facts for raton
PropertyValue
Headwordraton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.tɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,675
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « raton »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ratonse 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 « ratifier » (#31,674), « reclassement » (#31,676), « rapaces » (#31,673). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « raton » est au #31,675. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around raton (IPA \ʁa.tɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,675 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Petit du rat.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for raton, with forms such as "arton", "raotn", and "ratno". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rats", "RATP", "rayon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is raton, spelled R-A-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit du rat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais dépita chats, chattes, et chatons, Et prisa fort rats, rates, et ratons
  2. Un rat disait à son petit raton qui n’avait point d’expérience, et n’avait pas plus de prudence, qu’un écolier n’a de raison : fuyez, fuyez la souricière ; cette machine est meurtrière.

This word in other languages

kitten(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arton
  • raotn
  • ratno
  • ratonn
  • ratton
  • rraton
  • rtaon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arton2raotn2ratno2ratonn1ratton1rraton1rtaon2
Edit distance from "raton"

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 "raton"?
"raton" is spelled R-A-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.tɔ̃\.
What does "raton" mean?
As a noun, "raton" means: Petit du rat.
What words are commonly confused with "raton"?
"raton" is commonly confused with "rats", "RATP", "rayon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raton" is \ʁa.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raton" come from?
"raton" 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 "raton", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pâque#31,666prout#31,662piger#31,649pensa#31,646

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

raider7 variantsrabbit7 variantsRollin7 variantsnaked7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list