# baker vs based

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### baker
*noun · IPA [beɪkə(r)] · frequency rank #12,463*
Bäcker

### based
*verb · IPA [beɪst] · frequency rank #18,820*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs base

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