bats

Other forms of bats

comparative

batser·

superlative

batsest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bats

What does bats mean?

bats means "informal or slang terms for mentally irregular".

How many syllables are in bats?

bats has 1 syllable: bats. In IPA it is /ˈbæts/.

What is another word for bats?

Close synonyms include balmy, barmy, batty, bonkers, buggy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bats a common word?

bats is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.