basilaire
\ba.zi.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“basilaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la base.
Corpus desk
Index FR-basilaire · basilaire · French
basilaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | basilaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ba.zi.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « basilaire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
basilaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ba.zi.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à la base.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for basilaire in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is basilaire, spelled B-A-S-I-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif à la base.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how basilaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’antenne de ce Leptodactyle se compose de dix articles bien comptés. Le premier, ou l’article basilaire qui forme le pédicule de toute l’antenne, est corroïde et d’une conformation ordinaire.
Os basilaire, placé à la base du crâne, chez les mammifères.
Synonyms
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.