# BAFTA

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #25,674

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bat)
- **BFA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bfa)
- **bath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bath)
- **beta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-beta)
- **bait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bait)
- **bats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bats)
- **Bart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bart)
- **Bama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bama)
- **Baja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-baja)
- **baht** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-baht)
- **Bala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bala)
- **bate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bate)
- **baka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-baka)
- **bast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bast)
- **bara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bara)
- **batt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-batt)
- **Barca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-barca)
- **Bantu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-bantu)
- **banda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-banda)
- **barra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-barra)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abfta`, `bafat`, `baffta`, `baftta`, `batfa`, `bbafta`, `bfata`

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