bassline
/ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn/
"bassline" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bassline” is uncommon English (frequency #57,233 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,233
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bassline · bassline · English
bassline · rank #57,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,233
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Bataan
Nearest frequency peer: Bataan (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “bassline”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- bandmate
bandmate
42,772 corpus weight
- bantamweight
bantamweight
42,771 corpus weight
- bassline
bassline
42,768 corpus weight
- Bataan
Bataan
42,767 corpus weight
- Bechtel
Bechtel
42,766 corpus weight
- Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
42,765 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bassline” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bassline |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #57,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bassline” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bassline is uncommon English at frequency #57,233 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bassline in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bass + line. The correct English form is bassline, spelled B-A-S-S-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.
- 2A music genre, closely related to UK garage, that originated in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands in the early 2000s, having a four-on-the-floor rhythm and a strong emphasis on bass, with chopped-up vocal samples and a pop music aesthetic.
Etymology
From bass + line.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).