Generalbass
German, noun[ɡenəˈʁaːlˌbas]
Generalbass is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-B-A-S-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 134,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Generalbass is a German masculine noun meaning “basso continuo, continuo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durchgehende Basslinie bei barocker Musik”.
What does Generalbass mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebasso continuo, continuo
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durchgehende Basslinie bei barocker Musik
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Generalbass
- Generalbasses genitive
- Generalbässe plural
- Generalbasse dative singular
- Generalbässen dative definite plural
- Generalbaß alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Generalbass?
- [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌbas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Generalbass in German?
Generalbass appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).