à demi bas

\a də.mi ba\

/\a də.mi ba\/ adv

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The verdict

“à demi bas” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En parlant à mi-voix.

Key facts for à demi bas
PropertyValue
Headwordà demi bas
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a də.mi ba\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “à demi bas” sits in French frequency

à demi bas falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for à demi bas is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a də.mi ba\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "En parlant à mi-voix.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for à demi bas in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is à demi bas, spelled À- -D-E-M-I- -B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    En parlant à mi-voix.

Synonyms

à demi-voixà mi-voixà voix basse

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à demi bas"?
"à demi bas" is spelled À- -D-E-M-I- -B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a də.mi ba\.
What does "à demi bas" mean?
As an adverb, "à demi bas" means: En parlant à mi-voix.
How do you pronounce "à demi bas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à demi bas" is \a də.mi ba\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à demi bas" come from?
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Using “à demi bas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is À- -D-E-M-I- -B-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a də.mi ba\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list