# Basen vs böse

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### böse
*adjective · IPA [ˈbøːzə] · frequency rank #1,543*
moralisch falsch, nicht gut; bösartig

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