batard
/bəˈtɑɹd/noun
batard is spelled B-A-T-A-R-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, batard means “A loaf of bread similar in shape to a baguette, but shorter (15 to 30 cm / 6 to 12 inches in length)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of batard is batards.
How many letters and syllables are in batard?
| Letters | 6: B-A-T-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is batard?
Batard appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce batard?
- US /bəˈtɑɹd/
- UK /bæˈtɑːd/
- UK /ˈbætɑːd/
Batard has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with batard?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as batard from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tabard.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of batard
- batards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does batard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A loaf of bread similar in shape to a baguette, but shorter (15 to 30 cm / 6 to 12 inches in length).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Batard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense short loaf of bread:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | batarda |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does batard come from?
From French bâtard. Doublet of bastard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).