basse
French, noun/bas/
basse is a French feminine noun meaning “bass (the lower melody)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of bas. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ligne mélodique qui contient les notes les plus graves”.
What does basse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebass (the lower melody)
- 2
femininebass (a singer of the bass melodies)
- 3
femininebass (the musical instrument)
- 4
feminineacoustic guitar
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of bas
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ligne mélodique qui contient les notes les plus graves. 2. Note la plus grave d'un accord. 3. Voix propre à chanter la partie de basse. 4. Personne qui a une voix de basse.
noun: 1. Grand baquet utiliser pour porter le raisin pendant les vendanges. 2. Contenu de ce récipient.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of basse
- basses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce basse?
- /bas/
- /bɑs/
- \bɑs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to basse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is basse in French?
basse appears 38 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).