raton laveur

\ʁa.tɔ̃ la.vœʁ\

/\ʁa.tɔ̃ la.vœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“raton laveur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mammifère originaire d’Amérique du Nord qui a une fourrure poivre et sel, des yeux entourés d’un masque noir bordé de blanc et une queue rayée de blanc et de noir. Son nom taxinomique est Procyon l...

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Index FR-raton-laveur · raton laveur · French

raton laveur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for raton laveur
PropertyValue
Headwordraton laveur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.tɔ̃ la.vœʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « raton laveur » en français

raton laveurn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

raton laveur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.tɔ̃ la.vœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mammifère originaire d’Amérique du Nord qui a une fourrure poivre et sel, des yeux entourés d’un masque noir bordé de blanc et une queue rayée de blanc et de noir. Son nom taxinomique est Procyon l...".

No misspelling variants are generated for raton laveur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is raton laveur, spelled R-A-T-O-N- -L-A-V-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mammifère originaire d’Amérique du Nord qui a une fourrure poivre et sel, des yeux entourés d’un masque noir bordé de blanc et une queue rayée de blanc et de noir. Son nom taxinomique est Procyon lotor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le raton laveur ressemble assez au chien viverrin par maints aspects.
  2. Les chiens, les perroquets et un raton laveur apprivoisé ont été rendus aux familles, le reste des animaux a été envoyé au zoo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "raton laveur"?
"raton laveur" is spelled R-A-T-O-N- -L-A-V-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.tɔ̃ la.vœʁ\.
What does "raton laveur" mean?
As a noun, "raton laveur" means: Mammifère originaire d’Amérique du Nord qui a une fourrure poivre et sel, des yeux entourés d’un masque noir bordé de blanc et une queue rayée de blanc et de noir. Son nom taxinomique est Procyon l...
How do you pronounce "raton laveur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raton laveur" is \ʁa.tɔ̃ la.vœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raton laveur" come from?
"raton laveur" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list