ripaton

\ʁi.pɑ.tɔ̃\

/\ʁi.pɑ.tɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“ripaton” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Pied.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ripaton · ripaton · French

ripaton · 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 ripaton
PropertyValue
Headwordripaton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁi.pɑ.tɔ̃\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ripaton » en français

ripatonreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ripaton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁi.pɑ.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pied.".

ripaton doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ripaton, spelled R-I-P-A-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pied.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La marche faisait partie depuis toujours de sa vie - non en tant qu’exercice puisqu’il abhorrait autant le sport que Churchill -, parce qu’il ne réfléchissait bien qu’en collant tranquillos un ripaton devant l’autre…
  2. « Ah ! vous ne trouverez rien, mon p’tit monsieur. Y n’ont rien trouvé… Et puis maintenant, c’est trop sale… Il est entré trop de gens ! Ils veulent point que je lave le carreau… mais, le jour du crime, j’avais lavé tout ça à grande eau, moi, père Jacques… et, si l’assassin avait passé par là avec ses « ripatons », on l’aurait bien vu ; il a assez laissé…

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 "ripaton"?
"ripaton" is spelled R-I-P-A-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁi.pɑ.tɔ̃\.
What does "ripaton" mean?
As a noun, "ripaton" means: Pied.
How do you pronounce "ripaton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ripaton" is \ʁi.pɑ.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ripaton" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list