# basement vs basements

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### basement
*noun · IPA /ˈbeɪsmənt/ · frequency rank #5,294*
A floor of a building below ground level.

### basements
*noun · IPA /beɪsmənts/ · frequency rank #32,694*
plural of basement

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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