basset

\ba.sɛ\

/\ba.sɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“basset” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,800. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,800
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diverses races de chiens, de petite ou moyenne taille ayant les pattes très courtes, la tête grosse et le corps très allongé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-basset · basset · French

basset · rank #43,800 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,800
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barrois

Nearest frequency peer: Barrois (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « basset »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « basset » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

basset vs bosse
67% similar
basset vs besse
67% similar
basset vs bassin
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for basset
PropertyValue
Headwordbasset
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.sɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,800
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « basset »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bassetse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Barrois » (#43,799), « battants » (#43,801), « baratin » (#43,798). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « basset » est au #43,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around basset (IPA \ba.sɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,800 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for basset, with forms such as "absset", "basest", and "baset". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bosse", "besse", "bassin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is basset, spelled B-A-S-S-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diverses races de chiens, de petite ou moyenne taille ayant les pattes très courtes, la tête grosse et le corps très allongé.
  2. 2
    Petit homme dont les jambes et les cuisses sont trop courtes pour sa taille.
  3. 3
    Escabeau, tabouret de forme basse en usage au Moyen Âge.
  4. 4
    Sorte de panier ou d’ustensile en métal :
  5. 5
    Petite basse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how basset appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On chasse le blaireau avec des bassets.
  2. Basset à jambes droites. Basset à jambes torses.

This word in other languages

basset(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • absset
  • basest
  • baset
  • bassett
  • basste
  • bbasset
  • bsaset

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of basset - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

absset2basest2baset1bassett1basste2bbasset1bsaset2
Edit distance from "basset"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "basset"?
"basset" is spelled B-A-S-S-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.sɛ\.
What does "basset" mean?
As a noun, "basset" means: Diverses races de chiens, de petite ou moyenne taille ayant les pattes très courtes, la tête grosse et le corps très allongé.
What words are commonly confused with "basset"?
"basset" is commonly confused with "bosse", "besse", "bassin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "basset"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basset" is \ba.sɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "basset" come from?
"basset" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "basset", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list