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
31,241
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...

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)

Where “badminton” sits in English frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 31,241 “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.

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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Using “badminton”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-A-D-M-I-N-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list