bastidor
[bast̪iˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“bastidor” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #40,156 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,156
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Armazón de palos o listones de madera o de barras delgadas de metal, en la cual se fijan lienzos para pintar y bordar; sirve también para armar vidrieras y otros usos.
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 | bastidor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bast̪iˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #40,156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bastidor” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bastidor is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bast̪iˈð̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,156 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bastidor, with forms such as "abstidor", "basitdor", and "basstidor". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "batido", "bastión", "batidos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is bastidor, spelled B-A-S-T-I-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1Armazón de palos o listones de madera o de barras delgadas de metal, en la cual se fijan lienzos para pintar y bordar; sirve también para armar vidrieras y otros usos.
- 2Armazón de hierro o bronce en que la hélice, cuando es movible, apoya su eje.
- 3Estructura principal compuesta por largueros y travesaños que unidos forman el chasis del vehículo.
- 4En el carrito de compras, lugar de donde parte el asidero y la base.
- 5Cada uno de los armazones sobre los cuales se extienden y fijan lienzos pintados, que se ponen en los lados del escenario y forman parte de la decoración teatral.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abstidor,basitdor,basstidor,bastdior,bastiddor,bastidorr,bastidro,bastiodr,basttidor,batsidor,bbastidor,bsatidor,vastidor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bastidor - 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 “bastidor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-S-T-I-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bast̪iˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “batido” - see the side-by-side comparison. bastidor vs batido
- 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.