bas

/bɑ/

//bɑ// adj

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The verdict

“bas” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #35,453) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#35,453
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - baixo:

Corpus desk

Index PT-bas · bas · Portuguese

bas · rank #35,453 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,453
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH below

Nearest frequency peer: below (+2 rank slots)

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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “bas”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “bas” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bas vs by
33% similar
bas vs BR
0% similar
bas vs bi
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bas
PropertyValue
Headwordbas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bɑ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#35,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “bas”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bascai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “below” (#35,455), “bless” (#35,460), “autoestrada” (#35,443). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bas” fica em #35,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for bas is neighbouring look-alikes ("by", "BR", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced /bɑ/. Frequency #35,453 among 840 “B” headwords. 7 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

bas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "by", "BR", "bi", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Portuguese form is bas, spelled B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    baixo:
  2. 2
    abaixado:
  3. 3
    raso:
  4. 4
    baixo, vil, desprezível:
  5. 5
    baixo, grave:
  6. 6
    inferior, subalterno
  7. 7
    trivial, popular:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une table basse.
  2. Il est resté au plus bas degré de la hiérarchie.

Synonyms

baisséméprisablevilgraveinférieurmoindresubalternepopulairetrivial

Antonyms

hautsupérieur

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bas"?
"bas" is spelled B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /bɑ/.
What does "bas" mean?
As an adjective, "bas" means: baixo:
What words are commonly confused with "bas"?
"bas" is commonly confused with "by", "BR", "bi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bas" is /bɑ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bas" come from?
"bas" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dub#35,557FDP#35,589fil#35,592Rad#35,306

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list