Basset
[baˈset̪]
The verdict
“Basset” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,617 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,617
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-basset · Basset · Spanish
Basset · rank #84,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,617
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH Basurto
Nearest frequency peer: Basurto (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Basset”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- barrieron
barrieron
15,388 corpus weight
- Basset
Basset
15,384 corpus weight
- Basurto
Basurto
15,383 corpus weight
- batos
batos
15,382 corpus weight
- becada
becada
15,381 corpus weight
- beduino
beduino
15,380 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Basset” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Basset |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [baˈset̪] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #84,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Basset” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Basset is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,617 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [baˈset̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".
Basset has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Basset, spelled B-A-S-S-E-T.
Definition
- 1Apellido.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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