baix
[ˈbaʃ]
The verdict
“baix” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,939 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,939
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bajo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baix |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbaʃ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #77,939 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “baix” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
baix is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,939 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbaʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bajo.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for baix, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is baix, spelled B-A-I-X.
Definition
- 1Bajo.
Antonyms
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “baix”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbaʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.