double bass
/ˈdʌ.bl̩beɪs/
"double-bass" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“double bass” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The largest stringed instrument of the violin family.
Corpus desk
Index EN-double-bass · double bass · English
double bass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | double bass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdʌ.bl̩beɪs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “double bass” in English
Rare enough to double-check
double bass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdʌ.bl̩beɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
double bass has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is double bass, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E- -B-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1The largest stringed instrument of the violin family.
- 2The deepest of all male voices.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how double bass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Voice of a double bass, or simply, a double bass.
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.