basha

/ˈbæʃə/

//ˈbæʃə// noun

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"basha" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“basha” is uncommon English (frequency #72,116 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,116
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tarpaulin or plastic waterproof sheet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-basha · basha · English

basha · rank #72,116 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,116
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bareilles

Nearest frequency peer: Bareilles (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “basha”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “basha” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for basha
PropertyValue
Headwordbasha
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbæʃə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,116
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “basha” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bashafalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Bareilles” (#72,115), “baobab” (#72,114), “Badshah” (#72,111). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “basha” is #72,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

basha is uncommon English at frequency #72,116 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbæʃə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for basha in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Assamese [Term?]. The correct English form is basha, spelled B-A-S-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tarpaulin or plastic waterproof sheet.
  2. 2
    A makeshift shelter made from the above.

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese [Term?].

This word in other languages

bâche(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "basha"?
"basha" is spelled B-A-S-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbæʃə/.
What does "basha" mean?
As a noun, "basha" means: A tarpaulin or plastic waterproof sheet.
How do you pronounce "basha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basha" is /ˈbæʃə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "basha"?
Borrowed from Assamese [Term?]. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

attar#72,099atman#72,098blech#72,135blick#72,136

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list