BAFTA

noun

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"bafta" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“BAFTA” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,674
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A mask sculpture, similar in purpose to an Oscar, awarded for excellence in film, television, etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bafta · BAFTA · English

BAFTA · rank #25,674 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,674
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH avenger

Nearest frequency peer: avenger (-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 “BAFTA”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “BAFTA” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

BAFTA vs bat
0% similar
BAFTA vs BFA
60% similar
BAFTA vs bath
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for BAFTA
PropertyValue
HeadwordBAFTA
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,674
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “BAFTA”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).BAFTAlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “avenger” (#25,673), “barricade” (#25,675), “auspicious” (#25,672). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “BAFTA” is #25,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around BAFTA, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,674 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A mask sculpture, similar in purpose to an Oscar, awarded for excellence in film, television, etc.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for BAFTA, with forms such as "abfta", "bafat", and "baffta". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bat", "BFA", "bath", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Acronym of British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which presents the awards. The correct English form is BAFTA, spelled B-A-F-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A mask sculpture, similar in purpose to an Oscar, awarded for excellence in film, television, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ariana DeBose is doing her “thing” and trying to roll with the punches after this weekend’s BAFTA Film Awards in London. […] Under a popular Instagram post rounding up some of the most amusing memes generated from her BAFTAs performance, the actress commented on Monday, “Honestly I love this.”

Etymology

Acronym of British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which presents the awards.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abfta
  • bafat
  • baffta
  • baftta
  • batfa
  • bbafta
  • bfata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of BAFTA - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abfta2bafat2baffta1baftta1batfa2bbafta1bfata2
Edit distance from "BAFTA"

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 "BAFTA"?
"BAFTA" is spelled B-A-F-T-A.
What does "BAFTA" mean?
As a noun, "BAFTA" means: A mask sculpture, similar in purpose to an Oscar, awarded for excellence in film, television, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "BAFTA"?
"BAFTA" is commonly confused with "bat", "BFA", "bath". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "BAFTA"?
Acronym of British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which presents the awards. 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 "BAFTA", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list