baix

[ˈbaʃ]

/[ˈbaʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“baix” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,939 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,939
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bajo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-baix · baix · Spanish

baix · rank #77,939 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,939
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bahrain

Nearest frequency peer: Bahrain (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “baix”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “baix” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for baix
PropertyValue
Headwordbaix
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbaʃ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “baix” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).baixcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Bahrain” (#77,938), “balandra” (#77,940), “backend” (#77,937). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “baix” va en #77,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

baix is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,939 among 2,459 “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

  1. 1
    Bajo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how baix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Després revenint-me un xic, vaig insinuar temorosament que les llengües eren altes o baixes, pobres o riques, fines o groixudes, segons qui les parlava: que una llengua no era cosa que tingués sustancia o calitat per sí, sinó que era un modo d'expressar-se tal o qual gent, i que no era la llengua la que feia la gent, sinó la gent la que feia la llengua.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "baix"?
"baix" is spelled B-A-I-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʃ].
What does "baix" mean?
As an adjective, "baix" means: Bajo.
How do you pronounce "baix"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baix" is [ˈbaʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baix" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "baix", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list