how to pronounce bass

/bas/

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bass is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of bass in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… anders als bass und fitnessstudios die …”

meanings of bass

noun:

Bass, double bass (stringed instrument).
Bass (singer; section of musical group).
Bass (low spectrum of sound).

adjective:

Greatly.

bass frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word bass occurs in german on average 7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.