badge

\badʒ\

/\badʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“badge” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,609. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,609
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insigne généralement rond fixé sur un vêtement ; macaron.

Corpus desk

Index FR-badge · badge · French

badge · rank #14,609 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,609
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH autrichienne

Nearest frequency peer: autrichienne (-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 « badge »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « badge » 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).

badge vs bae
60% similar
badge vs Bde
40% similar
badge vs Base
40% similar

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

Key facts for badge
PropertyValue
Headwordbadge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\badʒ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,609
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « badge »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).badgese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « autrichienne » (#14,608), « banquet » (#14,610), « bastion » (#14,611). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « badge » est au #14,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around badge (IPA \badʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,609 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for badge, with forms such as "abdge", "baddge", and "badeg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bae", "Bde", "Base", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is badge, spelled B-A-D-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insigne généralement rond fixé sur un vêtement ; macaron.
  2. 2
    Porte-nom, carte rigide détachable, parfois magnétique, destinée à prouver son identité ou à avoir accès à certains lieux.
  3. 3
    Insigne scout cousu sur un vêtement, indiquant une spécialité.
  4. 4
    Icône ou emblème remis à un utilisateur pour souligner un accomplissement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Des affiches de mai 68 aux murals républicains de Belfast, des caricatures anti-tsaristes de la révolution russe de 1905 au drapeau arc-en-ciel des militants pacifistes, des placards « ouvriers » de Jules Grandjouan au badge « Touche pas à mon pote » de SOS racisme.
  2. Avec une porte normale, l’intrus n’a qu’à attendre qu’un salarié se présente et utilise son badge pour ouvrir l’accès.

Synonyms

macaronécusson

This word in other languages

keycard(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abdge
  • baddge
  • badeg
  • badgge
  • bagde
  • bbadge
  • bdage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of badge - 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.

abdge2baddge1badeg2badgge1bagde2bbadge1bdage2
Edit distance from "badge"

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 "badge"?
"badge" is spelled B-A-D-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \badʒ\.
What does "badge" mean?
As a noun, "badge" means: Insigne généralement rond fixé sur un vêtement ; macaron.
What words are commonly confused with "badge"?
"badge" is commonly confused with "bae", "Bde", "Base". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "badge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "badge" is \badʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "badge" come from?
"badge" 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 "badge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bazar#14,612bâtie#14,620agité#14,594caron#14,624

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

voirie7 variantsvegan7 variantsserve7 variantsserrée7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list