Basis

/[ˈbaːzɪs]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,345

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Basis is aGermannoun. It means: Grundlage Pronounced [ˈbaːzɪs]. It ranks #1,345 in German word frequency. Often confused with Boss and Bass.

Key facts for Basis
PropertyValue
HeadwordBasis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaːzɪs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,345
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Basis in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Basis is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaːzɪs]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,345 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 16 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Basis, with forms such as "absis", "baiss", and "basiss". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Boss", "Bass", "Biss", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Basis, spelled B-A-S-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grundlage
  2. 2
    Ausgangspunkt oder Stützpunkt zu verschiedenen Operationen, wie Rettungs- und Militäreinsätze, Bergsteigen
  3. 3
    Sockel einer Säule oder eines Pfeilers
  4. 4
    Term in einer Potenz, der potenziert wird
  5. 5
    Bezugsgröße (Skalierung) eines Logarithmus
  6. 6
    minimales Erzeugendensystem eines Vektorraums
  7. 7
    linear unabhängiges Erzeugendensystem eines Moduls
  8. 8
    Grundzahl eines Stellenwertsystems
  9. 9
    einer der drei Anschlüsse eines Bipolartransistors
  10. 10
    kurz für Basislinie, mit hoher Genauigkeit gemessene Grundlinie zur Maßstabsfestlegung bei der Triangulation
  11. 11
    kurz für Stereobasis, Abstand zwischen den aufnehmenden Objektiven in der Stereofotografie
  12. 12
    Grundstruktur eines Kristalles, die periodisch wiederholt wird
  13. 13
    die große Menge der Stimmberechtigten (mehrheitlich ohne Amt), zum Beispiel in einer Partei (alle Mitglieder) oder in einem Wahlkreis
  14. 14
    Begriff, von Karl Marx geprägt
  15. 15
    Fuß des Pilzstiels
  16. 16
    Höhe, in der die aufsteigende Warmluft der Thermik zu Wolken kondensiert

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: absis,baiss,basiss,bassi,bassis,bbasis,bsais

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Basis

Misspelling Variants of "Basis"

absis5baiss5basiss6bassi5bassis6bbasis6bsais5
Misspelling Variants of "Basis"

Frequency rank: #1,345 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Basis"?
"Basis" is spelled B-A-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːzɪs].
What does "Basis" mean?
As a noun, "Basis" means: Grundlage
What words are commonly confused with "Basis"?
"Basis" is commonly confused with "Boss", "Bass", "Biss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Basis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Basis" is [ˈbaːzɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Basis" come from?
"Basis" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.