badi
\ˈbɑː.di\
The verdict
“badi” is uncommon French (frequency #81,790 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,790
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forme mutée de padi par adoucissement (p → b).
Corpus desk
Index FR-badi · badi · French
badi · rank #81,790 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,790
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH Bactriane
Nearest frequency peer: Bactriane (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « badi »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- azalées
azalées
18,215 corpus weight
- Bactriane
Bactriane
18,212 corpus weight
- badi
badi
18,211 corpus weight
- badigeonner
badigeonner
18,210 corpus weight
- baile
baile
18,208 corpus weight
- balançaient
balançaient
18,207 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « badi » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | badi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈbɑː.di\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #81,790 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « badi » en français
Rare enough to double-check
badi is uncommon French at frequency #81,790 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈbɑː.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme mutée de padi par adoucissement (p → b).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for badi, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is badi, spelled B-A-D-I.
Definition
- 1Forme mutée de padi par adoucissement (p → b).
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.
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