basin

[ˈbeɪs(ə)n]

/[ˈbeɪs(ə)n]/ noun

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The verdict

“basin” is uncommon German (frequency #72,198 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,198
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Becken

Corpus desk

Index DE-basin · basin · German

basin · rank #72,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,198
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baruch

Nearest frequency peer: Baruch (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „basin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „basin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for basin
PropertyValue
Headwordbasin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbeɪs(ə)n]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „basin“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).basinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Baruch“ (#72,197), „Bauantrag“ (#72,199), „Bauchredner“ (#72,200). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „basin“ bei #72,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

basin is uncommon German at frequency #72,198 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbeɪs(ə)n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for basin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is basin, spelled B-A-S-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Becken
  2. 2
    Schale, in die Wasser zum Waschen gefüllt wird
  3. 3
    Schale mit einem Verwendungszweck in der Küche (hauptsächlich Britisch)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
  2. a single basin kitchen sink

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "basin"?
"basin" is spelled B-A-S-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbeɪs(ə)n].
What does "basin" mean?
As a noun, "basin" means: Becken
How do you pronounce "basin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basin" is [ˈbeɪs(ə)n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "basin" come from?
"basin" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

banda#72,191Beata#72,206belly#72,214Assam#72,163

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list