plus bas

\ply ba\

/\ply ba\/ noun

The verdict

“plus bas” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Niveau le plus faible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plus-bas · plus bas · French

plus bas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for plus bas
PropertyValue
Headwordplus bas
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ply ba\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « plus bas » en français

plus basn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

plus bas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ply ba\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Niveau le plus faible.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for plus bas, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 plus bas, spelled P-L-U-S- -B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Niveau le plus faible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La Banque centrale européenne (BCE) abaisse son taux directeur à 0,5 %, son plus bas historique.

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 "plus bas"?
"plus bas" is spelled P-L-U-S- -B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ply ba\.
What does "plus bas" mean?
As a noun, "plus bas" means: Niveau le plus faible.
How do you pronounce "plus bas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plus bas" is \ply ba\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plus bas" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list