# Basen vs Bastei

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Bastei
*noun · IPA [basˈtaɪ̯] · frequency rank #47,980*
vorspringendes Bollwerk an Festungen und Burgen

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