Base

[ˈbaːzə]

/[ˈbaːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Base” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,509
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine alkalisch reagierende chemische Verbindung, deren pH-Wert über 7 liegt; nimmt leicht Protonen (H⁺) auf

Corpus desk

Index DE-base · Base · German

Base · rank #9,509 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,509
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Balken

Nearest frequency peer: Balken (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Base“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Base“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Base vs be
25% similar
Base vs BS
25% similar
Base vs Bau
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Base
PropertyValue
HeadwordBase
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaːzə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,509
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Base“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Baseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Balken“ (#9,508), „Batman“ (#9,510), „Auschwitz“ (#9,507). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Base“ bei #9,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Base (IPA [ˈbaːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,509 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine alkalisch reagierende chemische Verbindung, deren pH-Wert über 7 liegt; nimmt leicht Protonen (H⁺) auf".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Base, with forms such as "abse", "baes", and "basse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "be", "BS", "Bau", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Base, spelled B-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine alkalisch reagierende chemische Verbindung, deren pH-Wert über 7 liegt; nimmt leicht Protonen (H⁺) auf

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Base appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Diese Flüssigkeit ist eine Base, denn ihr pH-Wert liegt bei 9.

Synonyms

Lauge

Antonyms

Säure

This word in other languages

base(English)base(Español)base(Français)base(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abse
  • baes
  • basse
  • bbase
  • bsae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Base - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abse2baes2basse1bbase1bsae2
Edit distance from "Base"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Base"?
"Base" is spelled B-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːzə].
What does "Base" mean?
As a noun, "Base" means: eine alkalisch reagierende chemische Verbindung, deren pH-Wert über 7 liegt; nimmt leicht Protonen (H⁺) auf
What words are commonly confused with "Base"?
"Base" is commonly confused with "be", "BS", "Bau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Base"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Base" is [ˈbaːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Base" come from?
"Base" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Base", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bike#9,516Boom#9,519deep#9,522zero#9,487

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Tüte5 variantsNeid5 variantsPille5 variantsMais5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list