Which to use
“barges” and “basées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,466
- “barges” frequency rank
- #11,349
- “basées” frequency rank
- 56815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barges | basées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de barge. | Féminin pluriel de basé. |
Where the eye mixes barges and basées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses barges with basées
A purely visual mix-up. barges (\baʁʒ\) and basées (\ba.ze\) 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 56815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barges is recorded at frequency rank #45,466, classified as anadj, pronounced \baʁʒ\. basées is at rank #11,349, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ba.ze\.
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 56815, this pair ranks #118,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of barges vs basées
Shared letters: abes. Private to "barges": gr. Private to "basées": é.
"barges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "basées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- barges ← abrges · bagres · baregs · bargess · bargges · bargse · barrges · bbarges
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "barges" and "basées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "barges" vs "basées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "barges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barges" and "basées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "badger vs barges". 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 #118,736 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.