Which to use
“based” and “basées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,068
- “based” frequency rank
- #11,349
- “basées” frequency rank
- 41417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | based | basées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Louable et admirable, souvent en exprimant un point de vue controversé. | Féminin pluriel de basé. |
Where the eye mixes based and basées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between based and basées
A purely visual mix-up. based (\bɛjzd\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
based is recorded at frequency rank #30,068, classified as anadj, pronounced \bɛjzd\. 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 41417, this pair ranks #233,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of based vs basées
Shared letters: abes. Private to "based": d. Private to "basées": é.
"based" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "basées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- based ← absed · baesd · basde · basedd · bassed · bbased · bsaed
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "based" for "basées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "based" vs "basées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "based" 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 #233,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "based" and "basées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez vs based". 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 #233,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.