bâtonnier

\bɑ.tɔ.nje\

/\bɑ.tɔ.nje\/ noun

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The verdict

“bâtonnier” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,322
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui avait en dépôt, pour un temps, le bâton d’une confrérie et qui avait le droit de le porter aux processions.

Corpus desk

Index FR-batonnier · bâtonnier · French

bâtonnier · rank #32,322 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,322
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH buse

Nearest frequency peer: buse (-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 « bâtonnier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bâtonnier » 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).

bâtonnier vs bonnier
78% similar
bâtonnier vs baronnie
67% similar

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

Key facts for bâtonnier
PropertyValue
Headwordbâtonnier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɑ.tɔ.nje\
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,322
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bâtonnier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.bâtonnierse 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 « buse » (#32,321), « bénédictions » (#32,323), « cadrer » (#32,324). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bâtonnier » est au #32,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bâtonnier (IPA \bɑ.tɔ.nje\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,322 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bâtonnier, with forms such as "batonnier", "bbâtonnier", and "btâonnier". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bonnier", "baronnie", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bâtonnier, spelled B-Â-T-O-N-N-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui avait en dépôt, pour un temps, le bâton d’une confrérie et qui avait le droit de le porter aux processions.
  2. 2
    Celui qui est choisi par le corps des avocats pour être le dirigeant de leur ordre, pendant un certain temps.
  3. 3
    Ouvrier qui confectionnait des chaises et des échelles avec des bois de section carrée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bâtonnier de l’Ordre des avocats.
  2. La principale fêle avait lieu le 9 mai, jour de la translation de Saint-Nicolas, et coïncidait avec l’élection du bâtonnier des avocats.

This word in other languages

barrister(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • batonnier
  • bbâtonnier
  • btâonnier
  • bâotnnier
  • bâtnonier
  • bâtonier
  • bâtoniner
  • bâtonneir
  • bâtonnierr
  • bâtonnire
  • bâttonnier
  • âbtonnier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

batonnier1bbâtonnier1btâonnier2bâotnnier2bâtnonier2bâtonier1bâtoniner2bâtonneir2
Edit distance from "bâtonnier"

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 "bâtonnier"?
"bâtonnier" is spelled B-Â-T-O-N-N-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bɑ.tɔ.nje\.
What does "bâtonnier" mean?
As a noun, "bâtonnier" means: Celui qui avait en dépôt, pour un temps, le bâton d’une confrérie et qui avait le droit de le porter aux processions.
What words are commonly confused with "bâtonnier"?
"bâtonnier" is commonly confused with "bonnier", "baronnie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bâtonnier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bâtonnier" is \bɑ.tɔ.nje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bâtonnier" come from?
"bâtonnier" 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 "bâtonnier", 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list