Base

//baːzə// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#422

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Base is aPortuguesenoun. It means: base Pronounced /baːzə/. It ranks #422 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with Bus and baú.

Key facts for Base
PropertyValue
HeadwordBase
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/baːzə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#422
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Base in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Base is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /baːzə/. Corpus data places it at rank #422 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Base, with forms such as "abse", "baes", and "basse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bus", "baú", "bis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is Base, spelled B-A-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    base
  2. 2
    prima
  3. 3
    tia

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abse,baes,basse,bbase,bsae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Base

Misspelling Variants of "Base"

abse4baes4basse5bbase5bsae4
Misspelling Variants of "Base"

Frequency rank: #422 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Base"?
"Base" is spelled B-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /baːzə/.
What does "Base" mean?
As a noun, "Base" means: base
What words are commonly confused with "Base"?
"Base" is commonly confused with "Bus", "baú", "bis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Base"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Base" is /baːzə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Base" come from?
"Base" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.