# basile vs bastide

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bastide
*noun · IPA \bas.tid\ · frequency rank #24,873*
Élément de fortification.

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