batteur

\ba.tœʁ\

/\ba.tœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“batteur” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,740
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui aime à battre, à frapper.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

batteur vs battu
71% similar
batteur vs buteur
71% similar
batteur vs battue
71% similar

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

Key facts for batteur
PropertyValue
Headwordbatteur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.tœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,740
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “batteur” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). batteur lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around batteur (IPA \ba.tœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,740 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for batteur, with forms such as "abtteur", "batetur", and "bateur". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "battu", "buteur", "battue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is batteur, spelled B-A-T-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui aime à battre, à frapper.
  2. 2
    Celui qui, après la récolte, battait les gerbes ou les épis avec un fléau pour en faire sortir le grain.
  3. 3
    Ouvrier qui battait certaines matières pour les écraser, ou pour les amincir.
  4. 4
    Ouvrier qui battait certaines matières pour les écraser, ou pour les amincir.
  5. 5
    Ouvrier qui battait les livres dans un atelier de reliure.
  6. 6
    Hommes employés à battre le bois pour en faire sortir le gibier. → voir battue et rabatteur.
  7. 7
    Musicien jouant de la batterie.
  8. 8
    Joueur qui défend son guichet avec une batte et qui essaie de marquer des points.
  9. 9
    Désignation du grade d’un membre des Forces armées canadiennes portant l’uniforme de l’Armée canadienne affecté aux fonctions de batteur détenant le grade de soldat.
  10. 10
    Une des machines des filatures de laine ou de coton.
  11. 11
    Ustensile qui sert à battre des blancs d’œuf en neige, ou à faire monter la mayonnaise.

Synonyms

violentviolent conjugalrabatteurdrummerdrummeurbatteur-mixeurfouet électrique

This word in other languages

batterer(English)golpeador(Español)Rührgerät(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abtteur,batetur,bateur,batteru,batteurr,battuer,bbatteur,btateur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abtteur2batetur2bateur1batteru2batteurr1battuer2bbatteur1btateur2
Edit distance from "batteur"

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 "batteur"?
"batteur" is spelled B-A-T-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.tœʁ\.
What does "batteur" mean?
As a noun, "batteur" means: Celui qui aime à battre, à frapper.
What words are commonly confused with "batteur"?
"batteur" is commonly confused with "battu", "buteur", "battue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "batteur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "batteur" is \ba.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "batteur" come from?
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Using “batteur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-T-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ba.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “battu” - see the side-by-side comparison. batteur vs battu
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list