rogaton

\ʁɔ.ɡa.tɔ̃\

/\ʁɔ.ɡa.tɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“rogaton” 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) - Menu débris de nourriture ; reste de viande.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rogaton · rogaton · French

rogaton · 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 rogaton
PropertyValue
Headwordrogaton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔ.ɡa.tɔ̃\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rogaton » en français

rogatonreste 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

rogaton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɔ.ɡa.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rogaton, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 rogaton, spelled R-O-G-A-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Menu débris de nourriture ; reste de viande.
  2. 2
    Plat composé de choses qui ont déjà été servies.
  3. 3
    Petit ouvrage sans valeur, morceau qui ressemble à des rognures, à des restes.
  4. 4
    Bribe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et puis un fait notoire : dans un quartier besogneux, les enfants sont plus privés de soupe que de confiserie. Parfaitement : il est de mode, par exemple, de faire déjeuner un mioche avec un rogaton douteux, une bribe insuffisante, mais de lui donner deux sous pour acheter des bonbons.
  2. — Sans doute, répliqua l’évêque, s’il était resté encore dans ton bissac quelques rogatons, nous les eussions pris avec plaisir, car il convient que ceux qui gouvernent l’Église se nourrissent du rebut des pauvres.

Synonyms

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 "rogaton"?
"rogaton" is spelled R-O-G-A-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ.ɡa.tɔ̃\.
What does "rogaton" mean?
As a noun, "rogaton" means: Menu débris de nourriture ; reste de viande.
How do you pronounce "rogaton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rogaton" is \ʁɔ.ɡa.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list