basis

Other forms of basis

plural

basises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about basis

What does basis mean?

basis means "a relation that provides the foundation for something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in basis?

basis has 2 syllables: ba-sis. The stress falls on "ba". In IPA it is /ˈbeɪsəs/.

What is another word for basis?

Close synonyms include footing, ground, base, foundation, fundament. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is basis a common word?

basis is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.