baster
/ˈbeɪstɚ/noun
baster is spelled B-A-S-T-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baster means “One who bastes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of baster is basters.
How many letters and syllables are in baster?
| Letters | 6: B-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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; 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 baster?
Baster appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 baster?
- US /ˈbeɪstɚ/
- UK /ˈbeɪstə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-baster.ogg, En-uk-baster.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with baster?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as baster (/eɪstəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: breast.
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 baster
- basters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who bastes.
- 2
A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.
noun
- 1
A member of an ethnic group comprising the descendants of Cape Colony Dutch and indigenous African women. They live largely in Namibia, in and around the town of Rehoboth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Baster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tool for basting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Arrosier-Pipette |
| Spanish | cuentagotas, pera, inyector, jeringa culinaria, bombilla, gotero |
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 baster come from?
From baste + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).