bateleur
/ˌbætəˈlɜː/
"bateleur" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bateleur” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bateleur · bateleur · English
bateleur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bateleur |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌbætəˈlɜː/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bateleur” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bateleur is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌbætəˈlɜː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.".
bateleur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French bateleur (“juggler”). The correct English form is bateleur, spelled B-A-T-E-L-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bateleur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When I first arrived at the site, the pair of Bateleur eagles were sitting quietly watching life unfold on the bushveld beneath them.
Etymology
Borrowed from French bateleur (“juggler”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.