badminton

/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/

//ˈbæd.mɪn.tən// noun

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"badminton" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“badminton” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,042
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presid...

Corpus desk

Index EN-badminton · badminton · English

badminton · rank #20,042 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,042
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH axel

Nearest frequency peer: axel (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “badminton”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “badminton” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for badminton
PropertyValue
Headwordbadminton
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,042
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “badminton”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).badmintonlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “axel” (#20,041), “barbarian” (#20,043), “assorted” (#20,040). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “badminton” is #20,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around badminton (IPA /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,042 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for badminton, with forms such as "abdminton", "baddminton", and "badimnton". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Named after Badminton House, an estate in Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England. For the house name, see Badminton. The correct English form is badminton, spelled B-A-D-M-I-N-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
  2. 2
    A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw.

Etymology

Named after Badminton House, an estate in Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England. For the house name, see Badminton.

Synonyms

badders

This word in other languages

bádminton(Español)badminton(Français)Badminton(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abdminton
  • baddminton
  • badimnton
  • badminnton
  • badminotn
  • badmintno
  • badmintonn
  • badmintton
  • badmitnon
  • badmminton
  • badmniton
  • bamdinton
  • bbadminton
  • bdaminton

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of badminton - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abdminton2baddminton1badimnton2badminnton1badminotn2badmintno2badmintonn1badmintton1
Edit distance from "badminton"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "badminton"?
"badminton" is spelled B-A-D-M-I-N-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/.
What does "badminton" mean?
As a noun, "badminton" means: A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presid...
What are common misspellings of "badminton"?
Common misspellings include "abdminton", "baddminton", "badimnton", "badminnton", "badminotn". The correct spelling is "badminton".
How do you pronounce "badminton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "badminton" is /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "badminton"?
Named after Badminton House, an estate in Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England. For the house name, see Badminton. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

barbarian#20,043boardwalk#20,048amplitude#20,031Alejandro#20,028

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Wiltshire14 variantsunsettling14 variantssunscreen14 variantssequential14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list