# Barren vs Basen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Barren
*noun · IPA [ˈbaʁən] · frequency rank #29,494*
in Form gegossenes Metall

### Basen
*noun · IPA [ˈbaːzn̩] · frequency rank #23,434*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Base

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