# BASF vs optimum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### BASF
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #19,504*
Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik

### optimum
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #29,724*
vom optimus, dem Superlativ des unregelmäßig gesteigerten Adjektivs bonus
:* Nominativ Singular Neutrum
:* Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum/Neutrum

## Source
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