bâti

\bɑ.ti\

/\bɑ.ti\/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“bâti” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,534
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est construit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bati · bâti · French

bâti · rank #7,534 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,534
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH brûlé

Nearest frequency peer: brûlé (-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 « bâti »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bâti » 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).

bâti vs bi
50% similar
bâti vs BT
0% similar
bâti vs but
50% similar

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

Key facts for bâti
PropertyValue
Headwordbâti
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bɑ.ti\
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,534
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bâti »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « brûlé » (#7,533), « cabine » (#7,535), « brillante » (#7,532). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bâti » est au #7,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bâti (IPA \bɑ.ti\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,534 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bâti, with forms such as "bati", "bbâti", and "btâi". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bi", "BT", "but", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bâti, spelled B-Â-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est construit.
  2. 2
    Qualifie une personne de belle stature.
  3. 3
    Gros, en parlant d'une personne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. — T'es pas gros, t'es bâti. Guillaume lève les yeux au ciel. — Non, je suis gros pis tu le sais.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bati
  • bbâti
  • btâi
  • bâit
  • bâtti
  • âbti

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bati1bbâti1btâi2bâit2bâtti1âbti2
Edit distance from "bâti"

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 "bâti"?
"bâti" is spelled B-Â-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is \bɑ.ti\.
What does "bâti" mean?
As an adjective, "bâti" means: Qui est construit.
What words are commonly confused with "bâti"?
"bâti" is commonly confused with "bi", "BT", "but". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bâti"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bâti" is \bɑ.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bâti" come from?
"bâti" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

puce#7,614flou#7,440doré#7,424élan#7,391

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Juppé6 variantsorage6 variantsnuire6 variantsmasses6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list