battel
verb, noun
battel is spelled B-A-T-T-E-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, battel means “To make fertile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in battel?
| Letters | 6: B-A-T-T-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 battel?
Battel appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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).
What rhymes with battel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as battel.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: battle, tablet.
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 battel
- battels plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- batail
- battle
- more battel comparative
- most battel superlative
- batteling US, participle, present
- battelling UK, participle, present
- batteled US, participle, past
- battelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does battel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make fertile.
- 2
obsoleteTo supply with provisions from the buttery.
- 3
To stand indebted in the college-books for provisions and drink from the buttery.
- 4
To waste, especially time.
- 5
To nullify.
noun
- 1
UKFees charged by a college for accommodation and living expenses.
- 2
UKobsoleteProvisions ordered from the kitchen and buttery.
- 3
UKobsoleteA small allowance of food collegers receive from their dames (matrons) in addition to their college allowance
- 4
archaicArchaic spelling of battle.
- 5
UKobsoleteA single combat.
trial by battel; wager of battel
adjective
- 1
obsoletefertile; fruitful; productive
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).