Basis

/ˈbaːzɪs/

//ˈbaːzɪs// noun

The verdict

“Basis” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,996 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,996
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - base

Corpus desk

Index PT-basis · Basis · Portuguese

Basis · rank #51,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,996
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH barn

Nearest frequency peer: barn (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Basis”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Basis” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Basis
PropertyValue
HeadwordBasis
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbaːzɪs/
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Basis” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).Basiscai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “barn” (#51,994), “bou” (#52,002), “backbone” (#51,989). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “Basis” fica em #51,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Basis is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,996 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbaːzɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "base".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Basis in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Basis, spelled B-A-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    base

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Basis"?
"Basis" is spelled B-A-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbaːzɪs/.
What does "Basis" mean?
As a noun, "Basis" means: base
How do you pronounce "Basis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Basis" is /ˈbaːzɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Basis" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Basis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list