basse de viole
\bɑs də vjɔl\
The verdict
“basse de viole” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ancien instrument appelé aussi viole de gambe, analogue pour la forme, la grandeur et la manière de le tenir, au violoncelle, qui l’a remplacé.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | basse de viole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɑs də vjɔl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “basse de viole” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
basse de viole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɑs də vjɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien instrument appelé aussi viole de gambe, analogue pour la forme, la grandeur et la manière de le tenir, au violoncelle, qui l’a remplacé.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for basse de viole, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is basse de viole, spelled B-A-S-S-E- -D-E- -V-I-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Ancien instrument appelé aussi viole de gambe, analogue pour la forme, la grandeur et la manière de le tenir, au violoncelle, qui l’a remplacé.
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.
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Using “basse de viole”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-A-S-S-E- -D-E- -V-I-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɑs də vjɔl\ (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.