# bass

> English word · Adjective · IPA /beɪs/ · frequency rank #4,427

## Definitions
1. Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

## Etymology
A respelling of base under the influence of Italian basso (“low”).

## Easily confused with
- **BS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bs)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bus)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bay)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bat)
- **bis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bis)
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bts)
- **BCS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bcs)
- **BDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bds)
- **BBS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bbs)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bsa)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bes)
- **baz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-baz)
- **bps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bps)
- **BLS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bls)
- **Bau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bau)
- **BFS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-bfs)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-best)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-boss)
- **busy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bass-vs-busy)

## Common misspellings (3)
`abss`, `bbass`, `bsas`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bass