básico
[ˈbasiko]
The verdict
“básico” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,676 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,676
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la base o las bases sobre lo que algo se asienta, funda, apoya, fundamenta o sustenta; muy importante.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | básico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbasiko] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,676 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “básico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for básico is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbasiko]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,676 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for básico, with forms such as "bbásico", "bsáico", and "bácico". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "baso", "busco", "batió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is básico, spelled B-Á-S-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a la base o las bases sobre lo que algo se asienta, funda, apoya, fundamenta o sustenta; muy importante.
- 2Que solamente tiene o incluye de lo estrictamente necesario; los elementos o rudimentos más sencillos de algo, sin más sofisticación; meramente funcional.
- 3Se dice de la sal formada por una base fuerte y un ácido débil, resultado de reemplazar parcialmente los oxhidrilos de un hidróxido por los aniones de un ácido.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbásico,bsáico,bácico,báisco,báscio,básicco,básioc,bássico,vásico,ábsico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of básico - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “básico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-Á-S-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbasiko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “baso” - see the side-by-side comparison. básico vs baso
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.