contrabass
/ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbeɪs/
"contrabass" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“contrabass” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The part or section one octave lower than bass.
Corpus desk
Index EN-contrabass · contrabass · English
contrabass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | contrabass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbeɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “contrabass” in English
Rare enough to double-check
contrabass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbeɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
contrabass has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian contrabbasso, from contra (“against”) + basso (“low”). The correct English form is contrabass, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-B-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1The part or section one octave lower than bass.
- 2Double bass; string bass.
- 3Any of the several contrabass instruments.
- 4The person or instrument performing the contrabass part.
Etymology
From Italian contrabbasso, from contra (“against”) + basso (“low”).
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.