# Bashir

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bəˈʃiɹ/ · frequency rank #28,126

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
From Arabic بَشِير (bašīr, “bringer of good news”).

## Easily confused with
- **basic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashir-vs-basic)
- **basis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashir-vs-basis)
- **basin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashir-vs-basin)
- **basil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashir-vs-basil)
- **Baskin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashir-vs-baskin)
- **batshit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashir-vs-batshit)
- **bash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bash-vs-bashir)
- **Bahia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bashir)
- **bashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashed-vs-bashir)
- **Bashar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashar-vs-bashir)
- **bashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashing-vs-bashir)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abshir`, `bahsir`, `bashhir`, `bashirr`, `bashri`, `basihr`, `basshir`, `bbashir`, `bsahir`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bashir