basta

/[ˈbasta]/ intj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,545

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

basta is anGermanintj. It means: es reicht; es ist genug! Pronounced [ˈbasta]. Often confused with bist and baut.

Key facts for basta
PropertyValue
Headwordbasta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechIntj
IPA[ˈbasta]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,545
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of basta in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for basta is 5 letters long, classified as anintj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbasta]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,545 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "es reicht; es ist genug!".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for basta, with forms such as "absta", "basat", and "bassta". 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, "bist", "baut", "Beta", 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 German form is basta, spelled B-A-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    es reicht; es ist genug!

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: absta,basat,bassta,bastta,batsa,bbasta,bsata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for basta

Misspelling Variants of "basta"

absta5basat5bassta6bastta6batsa5bbasta6bsata5
Misspelling Variants of "basta"

Frequency rank: #28,545 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "basta"?
"basta" is spelled B-A-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbasta].
What does "basta" mean?
As an intj, "basta" means: es reicht; es ist genug!
What words are commonly confused with "basta"?
"basta" is commonly confused with "bist", "baut", "Beta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "basta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basta" is [ˈbasta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "basta" come from?
"basta" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.