Bassin

[baˈsɛ̃ː]

/[baˈsɛ̃ː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bassin” is uncommon German (frequency #63,138 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,138
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - künstlich angelegtes Wasserbecken oder Schwimmbecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-bassin · Bassin · German

Bassin · rank #63,138 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,138
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baskenland

Nearest frequency peer: Baskenland (-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 „Bassin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bassin
PropertyValue
HeadwordBassin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈsɛ̃ː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bassin“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bassinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Baskenland“ (#63,137), „Bauens“ (#63,139), „Barhocker“ (#63,136). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bassin“ bei #63,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bassin is uncommon German at frequency #63,138 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈsɛ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bassin, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bassin, spelled B-A-S-S-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    künstlich angelegtes Wasserbecken oder Schwimmbecken
  2. 2
    Becken, Bucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Fürst legte hier einen großzügigen Garten mit einem Bassin an.
  2. Im Bassin schwammen Enten und koteten ins Wasser.

Synonyms

BeckenPoolBucht

This word in other languages

pool(English)bassin(Français)bacia(Português)

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 "Bassin"?
"Bassin" is spelled B-A-S-S-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈsɛ̃ː].
What does "Bassin" mean?
As a noun, "Bassin" means: künstlich angelegtes Wasserbecken oder Schwimmbecken
How do you pronounce "Bassin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bassin" is [baˈsɛ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bassin" come from?
"Bassin" 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 "Bassin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bauens#63,139Belize#63,151Bhutan#63,166Brakel#63,179

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list