raturer

\ʁa.ty.ʁe\

/\ʁa.ty.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Effacer ce qui est écrit, en passant dessus des traits de plume.

Corpus desk

Index FR-raturer · raturer · French

raturer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 raturer
PropertyValue
Headwordraturer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁa.ty.ʁe\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « raturer » en français

raturersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

raturer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁa.ty.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for raturer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is raturer, spelled R-A-T-U-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Effacer ce qui est écrit, en passant dessus des traits de plume.
  2. 2
    Enlever le dessus des peaux pour le transformer en parchemin

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Yves avait raturé chaque ligne, et il en était de même au verso et sur le feuillet suivant. Il ne lui avait pas suffi de barrer les pages, mais le moindre mot disparaissait sous un gribouillis dont les boucles s’enchevêtraient.
  2. Lui qui, d'habitude, d'une plume sûre, attaquait méthodiquement le papier, s'exténuait sur ses phrases. Il peinait, raturait, repoussait soudain une feuille avec violence […].

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 "raturer"?
"raturer" is spelled R-A-T-U-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.ty.ʁe\.
What does "raturer" mean?
As a verb, "raturer" means: Effacer ce qui est écrit, en passant dessus des traits de plume.
How do you pronounce "raturer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raturer" is \ʁa.ty.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raturer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list