# Basis vs bois

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Basis
*noun · IPA [ˈbaːzɪs] · frequency rank #1,345*
Grundlage

### bois
*noun · IPA [bwa] · frequency rank #27,226*
Baumaterial, das man aus Bäumen gewinnt: Holz

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/basis-vs-bois