Which to use
“Bas” and “Basra” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,141
- “Bas” frequency rank
- #38,747
- “Basra” frequency rank
- 59888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bas | Basra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | A port city in southeastern Iraq. |
Letter map: Bas vs Basra
Shared letters muted; letters that set Bas and Basra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - Bas / Basra
Bas and Basra are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Bas” sits inside “Basra”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bas is recorded at frequency rank #21,141, classified as aname. Basra is at rank #38,747, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59888, this pair ranks #103,470 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Bas vs Basra
Shared letters: abs. Private to "Bas": -. Private to "Basra": r.
"Bas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Basra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Basra ← absra · barsa · basar · basrra · bassra · bbasra · bsara
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bas" for "Basra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Bas" vs "Basra" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Bas" vs "Basra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Basra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,470 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bas" and "Basra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "BASF vs Basra". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #103,470 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.