Which to use
“bassine” and “bassins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,566
- “bassine” frequency rank
- #10,276
- “bassins” frequency rank
- 43842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bassine | bassins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de bassin en métal, large et profond dont on se sert pour y faire chauffer, bouillir, fondre, cuire, etc., diverses substances. | Pluriel de bassin. |
Where the eye mixes bassine and bassins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bassine (CVCCVCV) and bassins (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses bassine with bassins
A purely visual mix-up. bassine (\ba.sin\) and bassins (\ba.sɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “bassine” becomes s in “bassins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bassine is recorded at frequency rank #33,566, classified as anoun, pronounced \ba.sin\. bassins is at rank #10,276, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ba.sɛ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43842, this pair ranks #214,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bassine vs bassins
Shared letters: abins. Private to "bassine": e. Private to "bassins": -.
"bassine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "bassins" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bassine" and "bassins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bassine" vs "bassins" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bassine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bassins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bassine" and "bassins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bashing vs bassine". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #214,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.