Which to use
“Bas” is a name and “bast” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,141
- “Bas” frequency rank
- #47,486
- “bast” frequency rank
- 68627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bas | bast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Inner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made. |
Letter map: Bas vs bast
Shared letters muted; letters that set Bas and bast apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Bas and bast
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Bas is aname and bastanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Bas” sits inside “bast”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bas is recorded at frequency rank #21,141, classified as aname. bast is at rank #47,486, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɑːst/.
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 68627, this pair ranks #58,040 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Bas vs bast
Shared letters: abs. Private to "Bas": -. Private to "bast": t.
"Bas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bast ← abst · basst · bastt · bbast · bsat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bas" for "bast" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "Bas" or "bast" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Bas" and "bast".
- Full dictionary entry for "Bas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bast" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,040 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bas" and "bast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bast vs BFS". 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 #58,040 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.