# Basra vs Basu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Basra
*name · frequency rank #38,747*
A port city in southeastern Iraq.

### Basu
*name · frequency rank #44,639*
Alternative form of Bose.

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