# batman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbæt.mən/ · frequency rank #4,917

## Definitions
1. A servant or valet to a military officer.
2. A personal assistant or supporter.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **baton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batman-vs-baton)
- **bowman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batman-vs-bowman)
- **batten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batman-vs-batten)
- **batsman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batman-vs-batsman)
- **brahman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batman-vs-brahman)
- **Baumann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batman-vs-baumann)
- **Bama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-batman)
- **Balkan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-batman)
- **barman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barman-vs-batman)
- **banyan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banyan-vs-batman)
- **baseman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baseman-vs-batman)
- **Bateman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bateman-vs-batman)
- **Balmain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balmain-vs-batman)
- **Bastian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bastian-vs-batman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abtman`, `bamtan`, `batamn`, `batmann`, `batmman`, `batmna`, `battman`, `bbatman`, `btaman`

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