Which to use
“basieren” is a verb and “basierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,180
- “basieren” frequency rank
- #16,921
- “basierte” frequency rank
- 28101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basieren | basierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf einer Sache aufbauen, etwas zur Grundlage haben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs basiert |
Where the eye mixes basieren and basierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses basieren with basierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basieren is [baˈziːʁən] while basierte is [baˈziːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basieren is recorded at frequency rank #11,180, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈziːʁən]. basierte is at rank #16,921, tagged as anadj, pronounced [baˈziːɐ̯tə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28101, this pair ranks #1,790,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of basieren vs basierte
Shared letters: abeirs. Private to "basieren": n. Private to "basierte": t.
"basieren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "basierte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "basieren" and "basierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "basieren" or "basierte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "basieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,790,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basieren" and "basierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basieren vs blamieren". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,790,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.