# Base vs baús

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### baús
*noun · IPA /bɐ.ˈu/ · frequency rank #47,199*
plural de baú

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