Batavia

/bəˈteɪvi.ə/

//bəˈteɪvi.ə// name

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"batavia" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Batavia” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,578
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period.

Corpus desk

Index EN-batavia · Batavia · English

Batavia · rank #40,578 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #40,578
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH beckons

Nearest frequency peer: beckons (+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 “Batavia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Batavia” 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).

Batavia vs Bavaria
71% similar

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

Key facts for Batavia
PropertyValue
HeadwordBatavia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/bəˈteɪvi.ə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,578
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Batavia”

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).Batavialands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “beckons” (#40,579), “balk” (#40,576), “Belles” (#40,580). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Batavia” is #40,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Batavia (IPA /bəˈteɪvi.ə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,578 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Batavia, with forms such as "abtavia", "baatvia", and "bataiva". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Bavaria", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Ultimately from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Betawi and Passau. The correct English form is Batavia, spelled B-A-T-A-V-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period.
  2. 2
    The land of the ancient Batavians or Batavi (part of the modern Netherlands).
  3. 3
    The Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French client state.
  4. 4
    A city, the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States.
  5. 5
    A village, the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio, United States.
  6. 6
    A township in Clermont County, Ohio, which surrounds the village.

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Betawi and Passau.

This word in other languages

Batavia(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abtavia
  • baatvia
  • bataiva
  • batavai
  • batavvia
  • battavia
  • batvaia
  • bbatavia
  • btaavia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Batavia - 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.

abtavia2baatvia2bataiva2batavai2batavvia1battavia1batvaia2bbatavia1
Edit distance from "Batavia"

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 "Batavia"?
"Batavia" is spelled B-A-T-A-V-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈteɪvi.ə/.
What does "Batavia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Batavia" means: Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period.
What words are commonly confused with "Batavia"?
"Batavia" is commonly confused with "Bavaria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Batavia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Batavia" is /bəˈteɪvi.ə/. 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 "Batavia"?
Ultimately from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Betawi and Passau. 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 "Batavia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beckons#40,579Boulton#40,587braised#40,589Assyria#40,563

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

bested9 variantsattendee9 variantsbulimia9 variantsamputee9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list