market basket
"market-basket" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“market basket” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | market basket |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “market basket” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
market basket is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.".
No misspelling variants are generated for market basket in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Metaphor, in reference to baskets used for shopping. The correct English form is market basket, spelled M-A-R-K-E-T- -B-A-S-K-E-T.
Definition
- 1A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.
Etymology
Metaphor, in reference to baskets used for shopping.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “market basket”
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- The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-K-E-T- -B-A-S-K-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.