# Base vs basic

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Base
*noun · IPA /baːzə/ · frequency rank #422*
base

### basic
*adjective · IPA /ˈbeɪsɪk/ · frequency rank #13,454*
básico

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/base-vs-basic