bastaba
[basˈt̪aβ̞a]
The verdict
“bastaba” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,326 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #26,326
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bastar o de bastarse.
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 | bastaba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [basˈt̪aβ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,326 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bastaba” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bastaba is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [basˈt̪aβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,326 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bastaba, with forms such as "abstaba", "basatba", and "basstaba". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Bastan", "batata", "bastar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is bastaba, spelled B-A-S-T-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bastar o de bastarse.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bastar o de bastarse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abstaba,basatba,basstaba,bastaab,bastabba,bastbaa,basttaba,batsaba,bbastaba,bsataba,vastava
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bastaba - 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 “bastaba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-S-T-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [basˈt̪aβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Bastan” - see the side-by-side comparison. bastaba vs Bastan
- 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.