bastón

/[basˈt̪õn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,191

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bastón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Vara o palo, generalmente de madera con empuñadura y contera, usada para apoyarse al caminar. Pronounced [basˈt̪õn]. Often confused with bato and botón.

Key facts for bastón
PropertyValue
Headwordbastón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[basˈt̪õn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,191
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bastón in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bastón is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [basˈt̪õn]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,191 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for bastón, with forms such as "abstón", "basstón", and "bastnó". 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, "bato", "botón", "busto", 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 Spanish form is bastón, spelled B-A-S-T-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vara o palo, generalmente de madera con empuñadura y contera, usada para apoyarse al caminar.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, sustento o apoyo en lo que algo descansa.
  3. 3
    Vara corta empleada como insignia de mando.
  4. 4
    En esquí,: Barra metálica puntiaguda que se clava en la nieve para apoyarse o impulsarse.
  5. 5
    Lista vertical que recorre un blasón de arriba abajo.
  6. 6
    Célula fotorreceptora de la retina, responsable de la visión en condiciones de baja luminosidad.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abstón,basstón,bastnó,basttón,bastónn,basótn,batsón,bbastón,bsatón,vastón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bastón

Misspelling Variants of "bastón"

abstón6basstón7bastnó6basttón7bastónn7basótn6batsón6bbastón7
Misspelling Variants of "bastón"

Frequency rank: #13,191 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bastón"?
"bastón" is spelled B-A-S-T-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [basˈt̪õn].
What does "bastón" mean?
As a noun, "bastón" means: Vara o palo, generalmente de madera con empuñadura y contera, usada para apoyarse al caminar.
What words are commonly confused with "bastón"?
"bastón" is commonly confused with "bato", "botón", "busto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bastón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bastón" is [basˈt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bastón" come from?
"bastón" is a Spanish 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.