basophilic
adjective
basophilic is spelled B-A-S-O-P-H-I-L-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, basophilic means “Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in basophilic?
| Letters | 10: B-A-S-O-P-H-I-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is basophilic?
Basophilic appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 basophilic?
Basophilic has 4 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).
Forms of basophilic
- more basophilic comparative
- most basophilic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does basophilic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Basophilic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense easily stained with basic dyes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | basófilo |
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 basophilic come from?
From baso- + -philic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).