base

[ˈbase]

/[ˈbase]/ noun

The verdict

“base” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #428. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#428
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte inferior de un cuerpo que le sirve de soporte.

Corpus desk

Index ES-base · base · Spanish

base · rank #428 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #428
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH web

Nearest frequency peer: web (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “base”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “base” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

base vs be
50% similar
base vs bus
50% similar
base vs bay
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for base
PropertyValue
Headwordbase
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbase]
Letters4
Frequency rank#428
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “base” sits in Spanish frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).base lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around base (IPA [ˈbase]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #428 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for base, with forms such as "abse", "bace", and "baes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "be", "bus", "bay", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is base, spelled B-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte inferior de un cuerpo que le sirve de soporte.
  2. 2
    Parte esencial de un ente, que constituye el germen de alteraciones, ampliación o crecimiento.
  3. 3
    Lugar o infraestructura que sirve de apoyo para la realización de expediciones.
  4. 4
    Norma, parte de un conjunto de ellas, que establece la regulación de una convocatoria, concurso o procedimiento.
  5. 5
    Conjunto de personas que conforman un colectivo con cuerpo representativo.
  6. 6
    Cara o superficie sobre la que se apoya un cuerpo sólido.
  7. 7
    Arista sobre la que descansa un polígono.
  8. 8
    En una potencia, número que es multiplicado tantas veces como indica el exponente.
  9. 9
    En un sistema de numeración, número de objetos que forman una unidad de orden superior.
  10. 10
    Conjunto de vectores linealmente independiente que forman el sistema generador de un espacio vectorial.
  11. 11
    Sustancia que puede ceder un par de electrones.
  12. 12
    Pieza sobre la que se asienta una columna o escultura.
  13. 13
    Recta que se mide sobre el terreno y de la cual se parte en las operaciones geodésicas y topográficas.
  14. 14
    Parte principal de una palabra quitando los afijos y derivaciones, que es la que aporta la mayor parte del significado léxico, si no toda.
  15. 15
    Cada uno de los cuatro puntos del terreno de juego, con forma de rombo, que tienen que recorrer los jugadores para completar una carrera. En cada uno de estos puntos hay un jugador defensor para tratar de eliminar al jugador atacante cuando viene corriendo.
  16. 16
    Lugar por el que se conecta la clavija de un enchufe.^([cita requerida])
  17. 17
    Diferencia entre el valor de un activo pagándolo al contado y el valor de ese mismo activo en un pago diferido.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how base appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No notó que no ganaba camino alguno con sus esfuerzos; pues no tenía, por decirlo así, ningún apoyo, ninguna base sobre que hacer fuerzas y en que poder emplearlas para poner el entendimiento en movimiento.
  2. Así, como la distancia del jalón a la base de la pértiga es proporcional a la distancia del jalón a la base de la muralla, del mismo modo la altura de la pértiga es proporcional a la altura de esa muralla.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abse
  • bace
  • baes
  • basse
  • bbase
  • bsae
  • vase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of base - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abse2bace1baes2basse1bbase1bsae2vase1
Edit distance from "base"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "base"?
"base" is spelled B-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbase].
What does "base" mean?
As a noun, "base" means: Parte inferior de un cuerpo que le sirve de soporte.
What words are commonly confused with "base"?
"base" is commonly confused with "be", "bus", "bay". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "base"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "base" is [ˈbase]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "base" come from?
"base" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "base", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "base" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "be". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #428 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list