bain
/beɪn/adjective, adverb
bain is spelled B-A-I-N: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bain means “Ready; willing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bain?
| Letters | 4: B-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bain?
Bain appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bain?
- /beɪn/
Bain has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bain.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bain?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as bain.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nabi, naib.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bain
- more bain comparative
- most bain superlative
- bane
- bayne
- bains present, singular, he/she/it
- baining participle, present
- bained participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Ready; willing.
- 2
Direct; near; short; gain.
That is the bainest way.
- 3
Limber; pliant; flexible.
adverb
- 1
Readily; willingly.
- 2
Nearby; at hand.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA bath.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo bathe.
Thomas Lodge, Rosalynde: Euphues' Golden Legacy, 2nd ed. (1592), Rosader's Second Sonetto, l. 9: "If so I bain me in the spring,/Even on the brink I hear him sing."
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bain come from?
From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).