Which to use
“base” and “biases” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #942
- “base” frequency rank
- #19,029
- “biases” frequency rank
- 19971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | base | biases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Something from which other things extend; a foundation. | plural of bias |
Where the eye mixes base and biases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: base vs biases
A purely visual mix-up. base (/beɪs/) and biases (/ˈbaɪ.ə.sɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
base is recorded at frequency rank #942, classified as anoun, pronounced /beɪs/. biases is at rank #19,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbaɪ.ə.sɪz/.
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 19971, this pair ranks #434,417 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of base vs biases
Shared letters: abes. Private to "base": -. Private to "biases": i.
"base" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "biases" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "base" and "biases" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "base" or "biases"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "base" and "biases" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "base" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "biases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,417 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "base" and "biases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bakes vs biases". 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 #434,417 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.