Bass

//bas/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,231

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

3

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Bass is aPortuguesenoun. It means: a voz mais grave dum homem; baixo Pronounced /bas/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Often confused with Bus and baú.

Key facts for Bass
PropertyValue
HeadwordBass
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bas/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,231
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Bass in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Bass is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bas/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Corpus data places it at rank #16,231 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 3 documented wrong-spelling variants for Bass, with forms such as "abss", "bbass", and "bsas". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bus", "baú", "bis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is Bass, spelled B-A-S-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    a voz mais grave dum homem; baixo
  2. 2
    um homem que canta com voz de baixo; baixo
  3. 3
    baixo (instrumento musical)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abss,bbass,bsas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bass

Misspelling Variants of "Bass"

abss4bbass5bsas4
Misspelling Variants of "Bass"

Frequency rank: #16,231 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bass"?
"Bass" is spelled B-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /bas/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "Bass" mean?
As a noun, "Bass" means: a voz mais grave dum homem; baixo
What words are commonly confused with "Bass"?
"Bass" is commonly confused with "Bus", "baú", "bis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bass" is /bas/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bass" come from?
"Bass" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.