bachi
noun
bachi is spelled B-A-C-H-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bachi means “A drumstick for East Asian percussion instruments such as the taiko drum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bachi is bachis.
How many letters and syllables are in bachi?
| Letters | 5: B-A-C-H-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bachi?
Bachi appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bachi
- bachis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bachi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A drumstick for East Asian percussion instruments such as the taiko drum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bachi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 桴(ばち) (bachi, “drum stick”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).