# based vs besé

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### based
*verb · IPA /beɪst/ · frequency rank #35,898*
Pasado simple del verbo (to) base.

### besé
*verb · IPA [beˈse] · frequency rank #41,760*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de besar.

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