Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fratch

/fɹæt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fratch
IPA: /fɹæt͡ʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dispute, a quarrel; a fight or brawl.

British usage

verb

To argue, to quarrel; to fight.

British usage

Example Sentences

"-I ha' never had no fratch afore, sin ever I were born, wi' any o' my like; Gonnows I ha' none now that's o' my makin'."
""I am just talking to relieve myself, John. I know better than to fratch with anyone—at least I think I do.""

Etymology

From Middle English fracchen (“to make a harsh or strident noise; creak”). Cognate with Scots fratch (“to quarrel”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fracchen

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

fratches (plural) fratches (present, singular) fratching (participle, present) fratched (participle, past) fratched (past)

Derived Forms

fratchety fratchy

Questions

How do you pronounce fratch?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹæt͡ʃ/.
What does fratch mean?: A dispute, a quarrel; a fight or brawl.
Where does fratch come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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