basophil
/ˈbeɪsəfɪl/noun
basophil is spelled B-A-S-O-P-H-I-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, basophil means “A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of basophil is basophils.
How many letters and syllables are in basophil?
| Letters | 8: B-A-S-O-P-H-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 basophil?
Basophil appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 basophil?
- /ˈbeɪsəfɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of basophil
- basophils plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does basophil mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
- 2
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Basophil in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cell:
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 basophil come from?
From baso- + -phil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).