en bas
\ɑ̃ bɑ\
The verdict
“en bas” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - Dans le lieu qui est plus bas, qui est au-dessous.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-bas · en bas · French
en 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 "E" 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 | en bas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ bɑ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en bas » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en bas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ bɑ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for en bas, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is en bas, spelled E-N- -B-A-S.
Definition
- 1Dans le lieu qui est plus bas, qui est au-dessous.
- 2Vers le bas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en bas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frères, bonheur en bas, sinon malheur en haut !
Où est monsieur ? Il est en bas.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.