base
Portuguese, noun/ˈba.zi/
base is spelled B-A-S-E (4 letters) and appears 219 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 425th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Base is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “basis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “algo no qual outras coisas se apóiam; fundação, fundamento”.
What does base mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebasis
- 2
femininebase
- 3
femininebase
- 4
femininegroundwork
- 5
femininefoundation
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. algo no qual outras coisas se apóiam; fundação, fundamento 2. o lugar onde decisões são tomadas; quartel-general 3. uma das três áreas onde o jogador pode ficar sem correr o perigo de ser eliminado 4. conceito matemático relacionado com sistemas de numeração
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of base
- bases plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce base?
- Brazil /ˈba.zi/
- Portugal /ˈba.zɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to base
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is base in Portuguese?
base appears 219 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).