# basil vs basile

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### basil
*noun · IPA \ˈbæz.əl\ · frequency rank #37,195*
Basilic (Ocimum basilicum).

### basile
*noun · IPA \ba.sil\ · frequency rank #20,933*
Inclinaison du fer d’un rabot, d’une varlope.

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