Which to use
“bâtard” is an adjective and “battra” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,284
- “bâtard” frequency rank
- #30,487
- “battra” frequency rank
- 40771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bâtard | battra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est né de parents non mariés ensemble. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de battre. |
Where the eye mixes bâtard and battra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bâtard (CVCVCC) and battra (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: bâtard vs battra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bâtard is \bɑ.taʁ\ while battra is \ba.tʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bâtard is recorded at frequency rank #10,284, classified as anadj, pronounced \bɑ.taʁ\. battra is at rank #30,487, tagged as averb, pronounced \ba.tʁa\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40771, this pair ranks #238,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bâtard vs battra
Shared letters: abrt. Private to "bâtard": dâ. Private to "battra": -.
"bâtard" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "battra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- battra ← abttra · batra · batrta · battar · battrra · bbattra · btatra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bâtard" for "battra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bâtard" vs "battra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bâtard" and "battra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "battra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bâtard" and "battra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "battra vs battrai". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #238,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.