basique
French, adjective/ba.zik/
basique is spelled B-A-S-I-Q-U-E (7 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written French, the 13,759th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Basique is a French adjective meaning “basic, elementary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “De base, élémentaire, rudimentaire, fondamental”.
What does basique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
basic, elementary
- 2
alkaline, basic (of a base)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De base, élémentaire, rudimentaire, fondamental. 2. Qualifie une molécule ou une espèce chimique capable de céder un doublet électronique (base de Lewis) ou d’accepter un proton (base de Brønsted). 3. Qualifie une solution dont le pH est supérieur à 7, c’est-à-dire quand la concentration en ion hydronium de la solution est inférieure à 10⁻⁷ moles par litre. 4. Se dit d’une roche contenant entre 45 % et 52% en poids de silice.
noun: 1. Élément de base.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of basique
- basiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce basique?
- /ba.zik/
- /bɑ.zik/
- \ba.zik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to basique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is basique in French?
basique appears 3.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).