badiner
\ba.di.ne\
The verdict
“badiner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plaisanter, prendre quelque chose à la légère, parler ou écrire d’une manière enjouée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-badiner · badiner · French
badiner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | badiner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ba.di.ne\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
badiner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ba.di.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
badiner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is badiner, spelled B-A-D-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Plaisanter, prendre quelque chose à la légère, parler ou écrire d’une manière enjouée.
- 2Pour un cheval, jouer avec son mors.
- 3Voltiger, s’agiter au moindre vent, pour des parures légères, des ornements ajustés.
- 4Badiner quelqu'un : le railler en badinant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how badiner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sénèque a décrit en badinant l'Apothéose de l'Empereur Claude.
Galamment, il lui baisa la main et badina un instant avec gentillesse.
This word in other languages
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.