# bai vs Basis

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bai
*adjective · IPA [bɛ] · frequency rank #36,213*
von bräunlich roter Fellfarbe; rotbraun, braun

### Basis
*noun · IPA [ˈbaːzɪs] · frequency rank #1,345*
Grundlage

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bai-vs-basis