rature

\ʁa.tyʁ\

/\ʁa.tyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rature” is uncommon French (frequency #77,847 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,847
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Raclure.

Key facts for rature
PropertyValue
Headwordrature
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.tyʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,847
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rature” 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). rature lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

rature is uncommon French at frequency #77,847 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.tyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 13 senses are on record.

rature doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rature, spelled R-A-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raclure.
  2. 2
    Raclure.
  3. 3
    Raclure.
  4. 4
    Rayure(s), ajout d'un ou plusieurs traits pour barrer ou masquer une partie d'un texte à corriger, à rectifier.
  5. 5
    Voici un exemple : ce texte est une rature sur Wikipédia.
  6. 6
    Faire des ratures.
  7. 7
    Un écrit tout plein de ratures, chargé de ratures.
  8. 8
    Un acte plein de ratures.
  9. 9
    Le notaire et les parties ont approuvé les ratures de l’acte.
  10. 10
    Dans les manuscrits de cet auteur on trouve à peine quelques ratures.
  11. 11
    Que vous servira d’avoir tant écrit dans ce livre [une grande vie], d’en avoir rempli toutes les pages en beaux caractères, puisque enfin une seule rature doit tout effacer ? encore une rature laisserait-elle quelques traces, du moins, d’elle-même ; au lieu que ce dernier moment [la mort], qui effacera d’un seul trait toute votre vie, s’ira perdre lui-même avec tout le reste dans ce gouffre du néant. — (Bossuet, Sermons, la Mort, 1)
  12. 12
    E. Delacroix me disait un jour : « L'art est une chose si idéale et si fugitive, que les outils ne sont jamais assez propres, ni les moyens assez expéditifs ». Il en est de même de la littérature ; - je ne suis donc pas partisan de la rature ; elle trouble le miroir de la pensée. — (Charles Baudelaire, Conseils aux jeunes littérateurs, 1846 ; Gallimard, collection Folio, pages 81-82)
  13. 13
    Correction apportée à une action, à un comportement.

Synonyms

biffure

This word in other languages

scraping(English)

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 "rature"?
"rature" is spelled R-A-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.tyʁ\.
What does "rature" mean?
As a noun, "rature" means: Raclure.
How do you pronounce "rature"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rature" is \ʁa.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rature" come from?
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Using “rature”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁa.tyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon French words near this rank

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