bâtiments

\ba.ti.mɑ̃\

/\ba.ti.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“bâtiments” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,762
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de bâtiment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-batiments · bâtiments · French

bâtiments · rank #2,762 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,762
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bière

Nearest frequency peer: bière (-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 « bâtiments »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bâtiments » 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).

bâtiments vs battements
70% similar
bâtiments vs bâtiment
89% similar

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

Key facts for bâtiments
PropertyValue
Headwordbâtiments
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.ti.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,762
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bâtiments »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bâtimentsse 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 « bière » (#2,761), « cacher » (#2,763), « billet » (#2,760). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bâtiments » est au #2,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around bâtiments (IPA \ba.ti.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,762 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de bâtiment.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for bâtiments, with forms such as "batiments", "bbâtiments", and "btâiments". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "battements", "bâtiment", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bâtiments, spelled B-Â-T-I-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de bâtiment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces bâtiments nommés insulae (îles) s’écroulaient de temps à autre, mais plus souvent encore ils étaient la proie des flammes qui se propageaient avec une vitesse effarante aux pâtés voisins.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • batiments
  • bbâtiments
  • btâiments
  • bâitments
  • bâtiemnts
  • bâtimennts
  • bâtimenst
  • bâtimentss
  • bâtimentts
  • bâtimetns
  • bâtimments
  • bâtimnets
  • bâtmients
  • bâttiments
  • âbtiments

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

batiments1bbâtiments1btâiments2bâitments2bâtiemnts2bâtimennts1bâtimenst2bâtimentss1
Edit distance from "bâtiments"

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 "bâtiments"?
"bâtiments" is spelled B-Â-T-I-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.ti.mɑ̃\.
What does "bâtiments" mean?
As a noun, "bâtiments" means: Pluriel de bâtiment.
What words are commonly confused with "bâtiments"?
"bâtiments" is commonly confused with "battements", "bâtiment". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bâtiments"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bâtiments" is \ba.ti.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bâtiments" come from?
"bâtiments" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

communautés15 variantscompagnies15 variantstransfert15 variantsobligatoire15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list