bayard
/ˈbeɪ.ɚd/noun, adjective
bayard is spelled B-A-Y-A-R-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bayard means “A bay horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bayard is bayards.
How many letters and syllables are in bayard?
| Letters | 6: B-A-Y-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 bayard?
Bayard appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 bayard?
- UK /ˈbeɪ.əd/
- US /ˈbeɪ.ɚd/
Bayard has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-bayard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bayard?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bayard from its last stressed vowel (/eɪəɹd/):
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 bayard
- bayards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bayard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bay horse
- 2
Any horse
- 3
archaicA stupid, clownish fellow.
adjective
- 1
coloured bay, reddish brown, notably said of equines
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bayard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reddish brown:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bai |
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 bayard come from?
From French bayard, from Middle French bayard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. By surface analysis, bay + -ard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).