badwill
\bad.wil\
The verdict
“badwill” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Déficit entre l'actif du bilan d'une entreprise, et la somme de son capital immatériel et matériel valorisée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-badwill · badwill · French
badwill · 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
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 | badwill |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bad.wil\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
badwill is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bad.wil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Déficit entre l'actif du bilan d'une entreprise, et la somme de son capital immatériel et matériel valorisée.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for badwill, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is badwill, spelled B-A-D-W-I-L-L.
Definition
- 1Déficit entre l'actif du bilan d'une entreprise, et la somme de son capital immatériel et matériel valorisée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how badwill appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le traitement du badwill dans le cadre d'une opération de fusion est l'une des principales nouveautés qui s'appliquent en 2018.
Antonyms
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.