bâtard

\bɑ.taʁ\

/\bɑ.taʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“bâtard” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,284
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est né de parents non mariés ensemble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-batard · bâtard · French

bâtard · rank #10,284 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,284
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH BTS

Nearest frequency peer: BTS (-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 « bâtard »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bâtard » 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).

bâtard vs bâtir
67% similar
bâtard vs board
67% similar
bâtard vs bazar
50% similar

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

Key facts for bâtard
PropertyValue
Headwordbâtard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bɑ.taʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,284
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bâtard »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « BTS » (#10,283), « bénéfique » (#10,285), « bouillon » (#10,282). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bâtard » est au #10,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around bâtard (IPA \bɑ.taʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,284 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bâtard, with forms such as "batard", "bbâtard", and "btâard". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "bâtir", "board", "bazar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bâtard, spelled B-Â-T-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est né de parents non mariés ensemble.
  2. 2
    Qualifie un animal né de parents de races différentes.
  3. 3
    Hybride.
  4. 4
    Insatisfaisant, ni fait, ni à faire.
  5. 5
    Qui n’est pas bien déterminé.
  6. 6
    Qualifie un mortier contenant à la fois de la chaux et du ciment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Louis XIV a légitimé les enfants bâtards qu’il a eus de Mᵐᵉ de Montespan.
  2. Lignée bâtarde, se disait des descendants d’un enfant bâtard.

Synonyms

adultérinbidonfoireuxillégitimeinadaptéinappropriémâtiné

This word in other languages

bastard(English)unehelich(Deutsch)meia boca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • batard
  • bbâtard
  • btâard
  • bâatrd
  • bâtadr
  • bâtardd
  • bâtarrd
  • bâtrad
  • bâttard
  • âbtard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bâtard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

batard1bbâtard1btâard2bâatrd2bâtadr2bâtardd1bâtarrd1bâtrad2
Edit distance from "bâtard"

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 "bâtard"?
"bâtard" is spelled B-Â-T-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \bɑ.taʁ\.
What does "bâtard" mean?
As an adjective, "bâtard" means: Qui est né de parents non mariés ensemble.
What words are commonly confused with "bâtard"?
"bâtard" is commonly confused with "bâtir", "board", "bazar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bâtard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bâtard" is \bɑ.taʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bâtard" come from?
"bâtard" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blaise#10,280Bayrou#10,278confus#10,296amélie#10,271

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

antennes10 variantsachevée10 variantsépoques10 variantsvarient10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list