battement
noun
battement is spelled B-A-T-T-E-M-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, battement means “A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of battement is battements.
How many letters and syllables are in battement?
| Letters | 9: B-A-T-T-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is battement?
Battement appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of battement
- battements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does battement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
- 2
obsoleteA thumping or beating sensation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does battement come from?
Borrowed from French battement (“beating, hitting”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).