Which to use
“base” and “bath” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #428
- “base” frequency rank
- #46,361
- “bath” frequency rank
- 46789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | base | bath |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte inferior de un cuerpo que le sirve de soporte. | Baño. |
Where the eye mixes base and bath
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. base (CVCV) and bath (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between base and bath
A purely visual mix-up. base ([ˈbase]) and bath (/bɑːθ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
base is recorded at frequency rank #428, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbase]. bath is at rank #46,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɑːθ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46789, this pair ranks #123,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of base vs bath
Shared letters: ab. Private to "base": es. Private to "bath": ht.
"base" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "base" for "bath" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "base" or "bath" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "base" and "bath" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "base" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bath" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "base" and "bath" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs bath". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #123,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.