basement
base·ment/ˈbeɪsmənt/noun
basement is spelled B-A-S-E-M-E-N-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables (base·ment). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, basement means “A floor of a building below ground level” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of basement is basements.
How many letters and syllables are in basement?
| Letters | 8: B-A-S-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: base·ment |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is basement?
Basement appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th 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 basement?
- /ˈbeɪsmənt/
Basement has 2 syllables, split base·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-basement.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of basement
- basements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does basement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A floor of a building below ground level.
- 2
Ellipsis of semi-basement, a floor mostly below grade
- 3
A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
- 4
informalLast place in a sports conference's standings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate basement?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of basement: bsmt, bsmt..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Basement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sous-sol, cave , socle |
| German | Keller, Untergeschoss, Kellergeschoss , Grundgebirge |
| Portuguese | porão, subsolo , embasamento |
| Spanish | sótano, béisment , zócalo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does basement come from?
From base + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).