lowpass
"lowpass" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lowpass” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies above a specified value while passing those be.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lowpass · lowpass · English
lowpass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lowpass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lowpass” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lowpass is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies above a specified value while passing those be.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lowpass, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From low + pass. The correct English form is lowpass, spelled L-O-W-P-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies above a specified value while passing those be.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lowpass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
From the “highpass-lowpass” filter, “bandpass-bandreject” filter, or the flat amplifier, the signal, after suitable amplification with adjustable gain, may be fed to a meter which gives the root mean square value of the voltage, …
Etymology
From low + pass.
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.