Which to use
“Base” and “bias” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #422
- “Base” frequency rank
- #42,337
- “bias” frequency rank
- 42759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Base | bias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | base | tendência ou distorção do julgamento de um observador por estar ele envolvido com o objeto de observação |
Where the eye mixes Base and bias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Base vs bias
A purely visual mix-up. Base (/baːzə/) and bias (/ˈbi.ɐs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Base is recorded at frequency rank #422, classified as anoun, pronounced /baːzə/. bias is at rank #42,337, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbi.ɐs/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42759, this pair ranks #22,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Base vs bias
Shared letters: abs. Private to "Base": e. Private to "bias": i.
"Base" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Base" and "bias" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Base" vs "bias" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Base" and "bias" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Base" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Base" and "bias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bias vs bile". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #22,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.