BASF

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The verdict

“BASF” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,504. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,504
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik

Corpus desk

Index DE-basf · BASF · German

BASF · rank #19,504 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,504
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bangladesch

Nearest frequency peer: Bangladesch (-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 „BASF“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „BASF“ 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).

BASF vs BS
50% similar
BASF vs Bau
25% similar
BASF vs Bus
25% similar

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

Key facts for BASF
PropertyValue
HeadwordBASF
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#19,504
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „BASF“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).BASFliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bangladesch“ (#19,503), „BBW“ (#19,505), „Avantgarde“ (#19,502). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „BASF“ bei #19,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around BASF (IPA […]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #19,504 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for BASF, with forms such as "absf", "bafs", and "basff". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BS", "Bau", "Bus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is BASF, spelled B-A-S-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der weltgrößte Chemiekonzern BASF will weltweit 2.600 Stellen streichen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • absf
  • bafs
  • basff
  • bassf
  • bbasf
  • bsaf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of BASF - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

absf2bafs2basff1bassf1bbasf1bsaf2
Edit distance from "BASF"

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 "BASF"?
"BASF" is spelled B-A-S-F. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "BASF" mean?
As an abbreviation, "BASF" means: Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik
What words are commonly confused with "BASF"?
"BASF" is commonly confused with "BS", "Bau", "Bus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "BASF"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "BASF" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "BASF" come from?
"BASF" 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 "BASF", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

BGBl#19,522Bode#19,526Bots#19,528wich#19,451

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Annika6 variantsflex6 variantsgönnt6 variantsstur6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list