# bases vs bones

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bases
*noun · IPA /ˈbeɪsɪz/ · frequency rank #5,295*
plural of base

### bones
*noun · IPA /bəʊnz/ · frequency rank #4,141*
plural of bone

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