raturer
\ʁa.ty.ʁe\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raturer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁa.ty.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Effacer ce qui est écrit, en passant dessus des traits de plume.
- 2Enlever le dessus des peaux pour le transformer en parchemin
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how raturer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.