Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratton

/ˈɹatən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rat-ton
IPA: /ˈɹatən/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rat.

Example Sentences

"“A Yorkshire burr,” he affirmed, “was as much better than a Cockney’s lisp, as a bull's bellow than a ratton’s squeak.”"
"To dark is still used in Swaledale (Yorkshire) in the sense of to lie hid, as, 'Te rattens [rats] mun ha bin darkin whel nu [till now]; we hannot heerd tem tis last fortnith'."

Etymology

From Middle English ratoun, from Anglo-Norman ratoun and Middle French raton, corresponding to rat + -oon.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ratoun, raton
Suffix: rat

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹatən/

Inflected Forms

rattons (plural) ratten (alternative, rare)

Frequently Paired Words

rattoner

Questions

How do you pronounce ratton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹatən/.
What does ratton mean?: A rat.
Where does ratton come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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