Bassgeige
[ˈbasˌɡaɪ̯ɡə]
The verdict
“Bassgeige” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größtes und tiefstes der heute im Orchester verwendeten Streichinstrumente
Corpus desk
Index DE-bassgeige · Bassgeige · German
Bassgeige · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bassgeige |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbasˌɡaɪ̯ɡə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bassgeige“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bassgeige is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbasˌɡaɪ̯ɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größtes und tiefstes der heute im Orchester verwendeten Streichinstrumente".
Zero misspellings are on record for Bassgeige in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bassgeige, spelled B-A-S-S-G-E-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1größtes und tiefstes der heute im Orchester verwendeten Streichinstrumente
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bassgeige appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er lernt in der Musikschule die Bassgeige zu spielen.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.