batman
bat·man/ˈbæt.mən/noun, verb
batman is spelled B-A-T-M-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (bat·man). It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, batman means “A servant or valet to a military officer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of batman is batmen or batmans.
How many letters and syllables are in batman?
| Letters | 6: B-A-T-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bat·man |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,934th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 batman?
Batman appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th 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 batman?
- UK /ˈbæt.mən/
As a noun (“A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg”): /batˈman/.
As a noun (“Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America”): /ˈbæt.mæn/.
Batman has 2 syllables, split bat·man in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-batman.ogg, En-au-Batman.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with batman?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as batman (/ætmən/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bantam.
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 batman
- batmen plural
- batmans present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- batmanning participle, present
- batmanned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does batman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A servant or valet to a military officer.
- 2
informalA personal assistant or supporter.
- 3
A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
- 4
A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight.
- 5
Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.
verb
- 1
To act as a batman, wait on an officer.
- 2
slangTo climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).
interjection
- 1
An intensifier for interjections created with the adjective holy, in imitation of dialogue between Batman and his sidekick Robin.
Holy guacamole, Batman!
verb
- 1
slangAlternative letter-case form of batman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Batman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ordonnance |
| German | Ordonnanz, Ordonnanzoffizier , Batman |
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 batman come from?
From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).