# Basel vs bates

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Basel
*name · IPA [ˈbaːzl̩] · frequency rank #3,171*
eine Stadt in der Schweiz

### bates
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #34,536*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/basel-vs-bates