bassin
French, noun/ba.sɛ̃/
bassin is spelled B-A-S-S-I-N (6 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written French, the 3,391st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bassin is a French masculine noun meaning “pond, ornamental lake, basin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grande cavité osseuse qui forme la base du tronc et sert de point d’attache aux membres inférieurs”.
What does bassin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepond, ornamental lake, basin
- 2
masculinebowl, bedpan
- 3
masculinebasin
- 4
masculinepelvis (bone)
- 5
masculinedock
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grande cavité osseuse qui forme la base du tronc et sert de point d’attache aux membres inférieurs. 2. Récipient ménager ressemblant à un grand plat creux et de forme ronde ou ovale. 3. Plat où l’on reçoit les offrandes à la messe. 4. Vase à l’usage des malades pour recueillir les selles.
adjective: 1. Ennuyeux.
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 bassin
- bassins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bassin?
- /ba.sɛ̃/
- \ba.sɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bassin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bassin in French?
bassin appears 23 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).