badinage
bad·i·nage/ˌbɑd.ɪˈnɑʒ/noun, verb
badinage is spelled B-A-D-I-N-A-G-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (bad·i·nage). It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, badinage means “Playful raillery; banter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of badinage is badinages.
How many letters and syllables are in badinage?
| Letters | 8: B-A-D-I-N-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: bad·i·nage |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is badinage?
Badinage appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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).
How do you pronounce badinage?
- UK /ˌbæd.ɪˈnɑːʒ/
- UK /ˌbæd.ɪˈnɑːdʒ/
- US /ˌbɑd.ɪˈnɑʒ/
Badinage has 3 syllables, split bad·i·nage in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-badinage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with badinage?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as badinage from its last stressed vowel (/ɑʒ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of badinage
- badinages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- badinaging participle, present
- badinaged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does badinage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Playful raillery; banter.
verb
- 1
To engage in badinage or playful banter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Badinage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense engage in badinage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | badiner |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does badinage come from?
Borrowed from French badinage, from the verb badiner (“jest, joke”) from badin (“playful”), from Occitan badar (“gape”). Distantly related to abash.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).