Which to use
“basent” is a verb and “bases” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,915
- “basent” frequency rank
- #2,705
- “bases” frequency rank
- 33620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basent | bases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baser. | Pluriel de base. |
Same sound, different letters: basent vs bases
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: basent vs bases
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: basent and bases carry the same recorded pronunciation, \baz\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basent is recorded at frequency rank #30,915, classified as averb, pronounced \baz\. bases is at rank #2,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced \baz\.
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 33620, this pair ranks #289,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of basent vs bases
Shared letters: abes. Private to "basent": nt. Private to "bases": -.
"basent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "bases" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "basent" for "bases" ever safe?
Frequency check: "basent" vs "bases" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "basent" / "bases". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "basent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basent" and "bases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Basel vs basent". 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 #289,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.