# baiting vs basing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### baiting
*verb · IPA /ˈbeɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #28,461*
present participle and gerund of bait

### basing
*verb · IPA /ˈbeɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,452*
present participle and gerund of base

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baiting-vs-basing