bullbat
"bullbat" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bullbat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).
Corpus desk
Index EN-bullbat · bullbat · English
bullbat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bullbat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bullbat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bullbat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).".
bullbat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: bull + bat; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening. The correct English form is bullbat, spelled B-U-L-L-B-A-T.
Definition
- 1A New World bird, common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bullbat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
bullbats peened overhead and dived on roaring wings.
Etymology
bull + bat; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.