Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rat-a-tat

/ɹˈætətˈæt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: rat-a--tat
IPA: /ɹˈætətˈæt/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ratatat.

Example Sentences

"By longstanding, bipartisan tradition, decades of White House press secretaries have handed down a cheeky symbol of their job fielding rat-a-tat inquiries from feisty reporters: a flak jacket."

Inflected Forms

rat-a-tats (plural)

Synonyms

rat-a-tat-tat rat-tat

Rhymes With

that at fat cat flat sat chat matt hat bat at-bat pat

Questions

How do you pronounce rat-a-tat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈætətˈæt/.
What does rat-a-tat mean?: Alternative form of ratatat.

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