ci-bas
\si ba\
The verdict
“ci-bas” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se trouve plus bas, immédiatement après l’emplacement actuel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ci-bas · ci-bas · French
ci-bas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ci-bas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \si ba\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ci-bas » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ci-bas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \si ba\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui se trouve plus bas, immédiatement après l’emplacement actuel.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ci-bas, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ci-bas, spelled C-I---B-A-S.
Definition
- 1Qui se trouve plus bas, immédiatement après l’emplacement actuel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ci-bas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je sais, par exemple, qu'il n'y a pas si longtemps, on devait considérer les formes ci-haut et ci-bas comme des fautes, mais ce n'est plus le cas : (...).
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.