bassinet
\ba.si.nɛ\
The verdict
“bassinet” is uncommon French (frequency #83,631 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,631
- frequency rank, French
- 227,490
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit bassin.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bassinet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.si.nɛ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #83,631 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bassinet” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bassinet is uncommon French at frequency #83,631 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.si.nɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
bassinet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bassinet, spelled B-A-S-S-I-N-E-T.
Definition
- 1Petit bassin.
- 2Bobèche d’un chandelier.
- 3Petite pièce creuse de la platine d’une arme à feu, dans laquelle on mettait l’amorce, et qui était recouverte par la batterie.
- 4Casque de fer à visière que portaient les hommes d’armes durant le moyen-âge.
- 5Cavité en forme d’entonnoir dans laquelle aboutissent tous les calices du rein.
- 6Espèce de renoncule, bouton d’or.
- 7Cupule du gland du chêne.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “bassinet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-A-S-S-I-N-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ba.si.nɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.