Which to use
“Basis” is a noun and “bates” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,345
- “Basis” frequency rank
- #34,536
- “bates” frequency rank
- 35881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Basis | bates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grundlage | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate |
Letter map: Basis vs bates
Shared letters muted; letters that set Basis and bates apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Basis / bates
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Basis is anoun and batesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Basis is recorded at frequency rank #1,345, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaːzɪs]. bates is at rank #34,536, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 35881, this pair ranks #1,629,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Basis vs bates
Shared letters: abs. Private to "Basis": i. Private to "bates": et.
"Basis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Basis" and "bates" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Basis" or "bates"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Basis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,629,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Basis" and "bates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bates vs puzzles". 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 #1,629,265 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.