abased
/əˈbeɪst/adjective, verb
abased is spelled A-B-A-S-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, abased means “Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abased?
| Letters | 6: A-B-A-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is abased?
Abased appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abased?
- UK /əˈbeɪst/
- US /əˈbeɪst/
Abased has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-abased.wav, En-ca-abased.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abased?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abased from its last stressed vowel (/eɪst/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of abased
- more abased comparative
- most abased superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abased mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abased.
- 2
Synonym of abaissé.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of abase
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does abased come from?
From abase + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).