# based

> English word · Adjective · IPA /beɪst/ · frequency rank #285

## Definitions
1. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

## Etymology
From base + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **bed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bed)
- **bass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bass)
- **bash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bash)
- **bred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bred)
- **bled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bled)
- **Bose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bose)
- **bask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bask)
- **bate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bate)
- **Basu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-basu)
- **bast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bast)
- **BASF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-basf)
- **basic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-basic)
- **basis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-basis)
- **bored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bored)
- **bases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bases)
- **basin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-basin)
- **breed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-breed)
- **bleed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bleed)
- **basil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-basil)
- **bates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/based-vs-bates)

## Common misspellings (7)
`absed`, `baesd`, `basde`, `basedd`, `bassed`, `bbased`, `bsaed`

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