bassin

\ba.sɛ̃\

/\ba.sɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“bassin” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,382 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,382
frequency rank, French
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grande cavité osseuse qui forme la base du tronc et sert de point d’attache aux membres inférieurs.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bassin vs bazin
67% similar
bassin vs besoin
67% similar
bassin vs Bastia
50% similar

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

Key facts for bassin
PropertyValue
Headwordbassin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.sɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,382
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bassin” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bassin lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bassin is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ba.sɛ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,382 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bassin, with forms such as "abssin", "basin", and "basisn". 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, "bazin", "besoin", "Bastia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bassin, spelled B-A-S-S-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grande cavité osseuse qui forme la base du tronc et sert de point d’attache aux membres inférieurs.
  2. 2
    Récipient ménager ressemblant à un grand plat creux et de forme ronde ou ovale.
  3. 3
    Plat où l’on reçoit les offrandes à la messe.
  4. 4
    Vase à l’usage des malades pour recueillir les selles.
  5. 5
    Pièce d’eau, ordinairement bordée de pierre ou de marbre.
  6. 6
    Zone océanique profonde.
  7. 7
    Zone géographique en dépression.
  8. 8
    Région socio-économique, groupement de ressources.
  9. 9
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
  10. 10
    Lieu où les bâtiments jettent l’ancre. Grande enceinte pratiquée dans un port à marée, dans un havre, et fermée par des portes ou des vannes, pour que l’eau ne s’en écoule pas et maintienne toujours à flot un certain nombre de bâtiments.
  11. 11
    Piscine.

This word in other languages

pelvis(English)pelvis(Español)Becken(Deutsch)depressão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abssin,basin,basisn,bassinn,bassni,bbassin,bsasin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bassin - 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.

abssin2basin1basisn2bassinn1bassni2bbassin1bsasin2
Edit distance from "bassin"

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 "bassin"?
"bassin" is spelled B-A-S-S-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.sɛ̃\.
What does "bassin" mean?
As a noun, "bassin" means: Grande cavité osseuse qui forme la base du tronc et sert de point d’attache aux membres inférieurs.
What words are commonly confused with "bassin"?
"bassin" is commonly confused with "bazin", "besoin", "Bastia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bassin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bassin" is \ba.sɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bassin" come from?
"bassin" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “bassin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-S-S-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ba.sɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “bazin” - see the side-by-side comparison. bassin vs bazin
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list