rattrapages

\ʁat.ʁa.paʒ\

/\ʁat.ʁa.paʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“rattrapages” is uncommon French (frequency #61,827 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,827
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de rattrapage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rattrapages · rattrapages · French

rattrapages · rank #61,827 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,827
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rassemblons

Nearest frequency peer: rassemblons (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « rattrapages »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « rattrapages » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rattrapages
PropertyValue
Headwordrattrapages
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁat.ʁa.paʒ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,827
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rattrapages » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rattrapagestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « rassemblons » (#61,826), « ravagées » (#61,828), « raretés » (#61,825). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rattrapages » est au #61,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rattrapages is uncommon French at frequency #61,827 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁat.ʁa.paʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de rattrapage.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rattrapages, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 rattrapages, spelled R-A-T-T-R-A-P-A-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de rattrapage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les rattrapages de baptêmes concernent 118 enfants nés pendant la période d’interruption du culte dans leur commune.

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 "rattrapages"?
"rattrapages" is spelled R-A-T-T-R-A-P-A-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁat.ʁa.paʒ\.
What does "rattrapages" mean?
As a noun, "rattrapages" means: Pluriel de rattrapage.
How do you pronounce "rattrapages"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rattrapages" is \ʁat.ʁa.paʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list