# badminton

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/ · frequency rank #20,042

## Definitions
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. 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.

## Common misspellings (14)
`abdminton`, `baddminton`, `badimnton`, `badminnton`, `badminotn`, `badmintno`, `badmintonn`, `badmintton`, `badmitnon`, `badmminton`, `badmniton`, `bamdinton`, `bbadminton`, `bdaminton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/badminton