abased
/əˈbeɪst/
"abased" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abased” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
Corpus desk
Index EN-abased · abased · English
abased · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | abased |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈbeɪst/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abased” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abased is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈbeɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abased, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From abase + -ed. The correct English form is abased, spelled A-B-A-S-E-D.
Definition
- 1Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
- 2Synonym of abaissé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abased appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The blazon will be - A fess abased potentée of Champagne towards the point. The peculiar potent of Champagne may be seen in Bouton, Nouveau Traité de Blason, p. 199 (Paris, 1863.)
(G) Azure 3 bells in fess, abased.
Etymology
From abase + -ed.
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.