être basé
\ɛtʁ baze\
The verdict
“être basé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit de quelqu'un qui avance une opinion controversée et pleinement assumée avec laquelle on est en accord.
Corpus desk
Index FR-etre-base · être basé · French
être basé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ê" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | être basé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛtʁ baze\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « être basé » en français
Rare enough to double-check
être basé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛtʁ baze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit de quelqu'un qui avance une opinion controversée et pleinement assumée avec laquelle on est en accord.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for être basé, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is être basé, spelled Ê-T-R-E- -B-A-S-É.
Definition
- 1Se dit de quelqu'un qui avance une opinion controversée et pleinement assumée avec laquelle on est en accord.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how être basé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Moi je trouve qu'il est basé quand il dit que les films de Spielberg sont nuls.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.