badger

[ˈbædʒə(ɹ)]

/[ˈbædʒə(ɹ)]/ noun

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The verdict

“badger” is uncommon German (frequency #72,184 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,184
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dachs

Corpus desk

Index DE-badger · badger · German

badger · rank #72,184 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,184
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH badisch

Nearest frequency peer: badisch (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “badger”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “badger” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for badger
PropertyValue
Headwordbadger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbædʒə(ɹ)]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,184
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “badger” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.badgerliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „badisch“ (#72,185), „Bahnfahrer“ (#72,186), „Autopiloten“ (#72,181). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

badger is uncommon German at frequency #72,184 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbædʒə(ɹ)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dachs".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for badger, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is badger, spelled B-A-D-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dachs

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Badgers are common over most of Britain.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "badger"?
"badger" is spelled B-A-D-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbædʒə(ɹ)].
What does "badger" mean?
As a noun, "badger" means: Dachs
How do you pronounce "badger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "badger" is [ˈbædʒə(ɹ)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "badger" come from?
"badger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "badger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Baldur#72,189Bammel#72,190Baruch#72,197Anubis#72,152

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list