pasta base
[ˈpast̪a ˈβ̞ase]
The verdict
“pasta base” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Droga de bajo costo que es un producto intermedio en la producción del clorhidrato de cocaína. Tiene el aspecto de un polvo con un color que varía entre el blanco sucio y el marrón. Está compuesto ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pasta base |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈpast̪a ˈβ̞ase] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pasta base” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pasta base is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpast̪a ˈβ̞ase]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Droga de bajo costo que es un producto intermedio en la producción del clorhidrato de cocaína. Tiene el aspecto de un polvo con un color que varía entre el blanco sucio y el marrón. Está compuesto ...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pasta base, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pasta base, spelled P-A-S-T-A- -B-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Droga de bajo costo que es un producto intermedio en la producción del clorhidrato de cocaína. Tiene el aspecto de un polvo con un color que varía entre el blanco sucio y el marrón. Está compuesto de cocaína base, ecgonina, benzoilecgonina, tropacocaína, cinamoilcocaína, sulfatos y carbonatos.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pasta base”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-S-T-A- -B-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpast̪a ˈβ̞ase] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.