basin
/ˈbeɪsɪn/noun, verb
basin is spelled B-A-S-I-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, basin means “A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of basin is basins.
How many letters and syllables are in basin?
| Letters | 5: B-A-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,230th 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 basin?
Basin appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th 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 basin?
- US /ˈbeɪsɪn/
- US /-ən/
- US [-n̩]
Basin has 2 syllables (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: En-us-basin.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with basin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as basin (/eɪsɪn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sabin, nasib.
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 basin
- basins plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bason
- basining participle, present
- basinning participle, present, rare
- basined participle, past
- basinned participle, past, rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does basin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
- 2
obsoleteA shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
- 3
A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
- 4
An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
- 5
A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.
- 6
An enclosed or sheltered area of water where boats are moored, often equipped with piers, wharves, or docks.
verb
- 1
To create a concavity or depression in.
- 2
To serve as or become a basin.
- 3
To shelter or enclose in a basin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Basin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cuvette, bassine, lavabo , bassin |
| German | Becken, Waschbecken , Einzugsgebiet, Einzugsbecken , Schüssel |
| Portuguese | bacia, pia |
| Spanish | pileta, lavabo, lavamanos, jofaina, palangana , cuenca |
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 basin come from?
From Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“wide bowl”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).