bass drum
/ˈbeɪsˌdɹʌm/
"bass-drum" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bass drum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a large drum with a low pitch
Corpus desk
Index EN-bass-drum · bass drum · English
bass drum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bass drum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbeɪsˌdɹʌm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bass drum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bass drum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbeɪsˌdɹʌm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a large drum with a low pitch".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bass drum in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is bass drum, spelled B-A-S-S- -D-R-U-M.
Definition
- 1a large drum with a low pitch
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.