subbase
noun
subbase is spelled S-U-B-B-A-S-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subbase means “The lowest projecting part of a baseboard, a pedestal or a similar construct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subbase is subbases.
How many letters and syllables are in subbase?
| Letters | 7: S-U-B-B-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is subbase?
Subbase appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of subbase
- subbases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subbase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The lowest projecting part of a baseboard, a pedestal or a similar construct.
- 2
The lowest course in typical road, driveway, path or sports court construction, above which is the base course, and finally the surface course.
- 3
A certain subcollection of a topological space
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does subbase come from?
From sub- + base.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).