Basotho
noun
Basotho is spelled B-A-S-O-T-H-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Basotho means “An ethnic group native to Lesotho” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Basotho is Basothos.
How many letters and syllables are in Basotho?
| Letters | 7: B-A-S-O-T-H-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 Basotho?
Basotho appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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).
Forms of Basotho
- Basothos plural
- Basoto
- Basutho
- Basuto
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Basotho mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ethnic group native to Lesotho.
- 2
plural of Mosotho
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Basotho come from?
From Sotho Basotho.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).