bader

\ba.de\

/\ba.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“bader” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,176
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regarder bouche bée, c’est-à-dire la bouche ouverte, parfois avec étonnement ou admiration ; contempler avec admiration ou envie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bader · bader · French

bader · rank #47,176 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,176
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bactériologiq…

Nearest frequency peer: bactériologique (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bader »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bader » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bader vs bar
60% similar
bader vs bae
60% similar
bader vs Bde
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bader
PropertyValue
Headwordbader
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ba.de\
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,176
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bader »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.baderse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bactériologique » (#47,175), « balancez » (#47,177), « baccarat » (#47,174). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bader » est au #47,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bader (IPA \ba.de\), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,176 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bader, with forms such as "abder", "badder", and "baderr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bar", "bae", "Bde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bader, spelled B-A-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regarder bouche bée, c’est-à-dire la bouche ouverte, parfois avec étonnement ou admiration ; contempler avec admiration ou envie.
  2. 2
    Se promener sans but, flâner sans rien faire ou rêvasser en cas d’immobilité (verbe intransitif).
  3. 3
    Garder la bouche ouverte pour vider une partie du contenu de son estomac et attendre de recommencer, vomir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bader appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Et chaque fois que j’allais chez le coiffeur, je badais, sourit-elle.
  2. Je n’ai point besoin de fier-sot à bader la goule devant chez moi !

Synonyms

admirerboire les parolesboire des yeuxcouver du regard

This word in other languages

stand(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abder
  • badder
  • baderr
  • baedr
  • bbader
  • bdaer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bader - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abder2badder1baderr1baedr2bbader1bdaer2
Edit distance from "bader"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bader"?
"bader" is spelled B-A-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.de\.
What does "bader" mean?
As a verb, "bader" means: Regarder bouche bée, c’est-à-dire la bouche ouverte, parfois avec étonnement ou admiration ; contempler avec admiration ou envie.
What words are commonly confused with "bader"?
"bader" is commonly confused with "bar", "bae", "Bde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bader"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bader" is \ba.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bader" come from?
"bader" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bader", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Basel#47,183below#47,186berre#47,187boson#47,191

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

buses6 variantsvillani6 variantscouac6 variantscount6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list