basura
[baˈsuɾa]
The verdict
“basura” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,563 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,563
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lo que se recoge con la escoba.
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 | basura |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈsuɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,563 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “basura” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for basura is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈsuɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,563 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for basura, with forms such as "absura", "basrua", and "bassura". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "batuta", "basuras", "basa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is basura, spelled B-A-S-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1Lo que se recoge con la escoba.
- 2Residuos del trabajo, de la comida o de cualquier otro proceso que no se pueden aprovechar inmediatamente, o son definitivamente descartados.
- 3Cosas rotas o inservibles.
- 4Recipiente donde se deposita la basura_(1–3).
- 5Persona con actitud que provoca disgusto, al punto de ser desechada.
- 6Programa de televisión de pésima calidad.
- 7Dícese de un insulto dirigido a una persona o empresa para denotar que provoca rechazo o disgusto en quien lo profiere.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: absura,basrua,bassura,basuar,basurra,bausra,bbasura,bsaura,vasura
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of basura - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “basura”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-S-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈsuɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “batuta” - see the side-by-side comparison. basura vs batuta
- 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.