Bass

[bas]

/[bas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bass” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,275
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tiefe Singstimme bei Männern

Corpus desk

Index DE-bass · Bass · German

Bass · rank #6,275 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,275
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH backen

Nearest frequency peer: backen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bass“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bass“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Bass vs BS
25% similar
Bass vs Bau
50% similar
Bass vs Bus
50% similar

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

Key facts for Bass
PropertyValue
HeadwordBass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bas]
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,275
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bass“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bassliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „backen“ (#6,274), „bedanken“ (#6,276), „ausgenommen“ (#6,273). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bass“ bei #6,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Bass (IPA [bas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,275 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bass, with forms such as "abss", "bas", and "baß". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BS", "Bau", "Bus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bass, spelled B-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    tiefe Singstimme bei Männern
  2. 2
    Sänger mit tiefer Singstimme
  3. 3
    tiefste Stimme des musikalischen Gefüges
  4. 4
    Musikinstrument
  5. 5
    Musikinstrument
  6. 6
    Musikinstrument
  7. 7
    Musikinstrument
  8. 8
    der Frequenzbereich zwischen 0 und 80 (100) Hz
  9. 9
    Lautsprecher für tieffrequente Schallwellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Bass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sie wusste genau, dass moderne Musik ohne Bässe nicht möglich war.“

Synonyms

BassstimmeBassistBasslinieKontrabassBassgeigeBassgitarreE-BassBassdrumSubwoofer

This word in other languages

bass(English)bajo(Español)basse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abss
  • bas
  • baß
  • bbass
  • bsas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abss2bas1baß2bbass1bsas2
Edit distance from "Bass"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bass"?
"Bass" is spelled B-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bas].
What does "Bass" mean?
As a noun, "Bass" means: tiefe Singstimme bei Männern
What words are commonly confused with "Bass"?
"Bass" is commonly confused with "BS", "Bau", "Bus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bass" is [bas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bass" come from?
"Bass" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bass", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Andy#6,266bunt#6,284fakt#6,295Genf#6,301

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Affen5 variantslege5 variantslerne5 variantsfreu5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list