rattrapé

\ʁa.tʁa.pe\

/\ʁa.tʁa.pe\/ verb

The verdict

“rattrapé” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,718. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,718
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe passé masculin singulier de rattraper.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rattrapé vs rattraper
78% similar
rattrapé vs rattrapée
89% similar
rattrapé vs rattrapés
89% similar

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

Key facts for rattrapé
PropertyValue
Headwordrattrapé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁa.tʁa.pe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,718
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rattrapé” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rattrapé lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around rattrapé (IPA \ʁa.tʁa.pe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,718 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe passé masculin singulier de rattraper.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rattrapé, with forms such as "arttrapé", "ratrapé", and "ratrtapé". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "rattraper", "rattrapée", "rattrapés", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 rattrapé, spelled R-A-T-T-R-A-P-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé masculin singulier de rattraper.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arttrapé,ratrapé,ratrtapé,rattarpé,rattrape,rattrappé,rattraép,rattrpaé,rattrrapé,rrattrapé,rtatrapé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rattrapé - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

arttrapé2ratrapé1ratrtapé2rattarpé2rattrape1rattrappé1rattraép2rattrpaé2
Edit distance from "rattrapé"

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 "rattrapé"?
"rattrapé" is spelled R-A-T-T-R-A-P-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.tʁa.pe\.
What does "rattrapé" mean?
As a verb, "rattrapé" means: Participe passé masculin singulier de rattraper.
What words are commonly confused with "rattrapé"?
"rattrapé" is commonly confused with "rattraper", "rattrapée", "rattrapés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rattrapé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rattrapé" is \ʁa.tʁa.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rattrapé" come from?
"rattrapé" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “rattrapé”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-T-T-R-A-P-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁa.tʁa.pe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rattraper” - see the side-by-side comparison. rattrapé vs rattraper
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list