Which to use
“abasto” and “abastos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,741
- “abasto” frequency rank
- #31,173
- “abastos” frequency rank
- 47914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abasto | abastos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Provisión de bastimentos, y especialmente la de cualquiera de los artículos necesarios para el sustento de una población. | Forma del plural de abasto. |
Where the eye mixes abasto and abastos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abasto runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against abastos's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abasto with abastos
A purely visual mix-up. abasto ([aˈβ̞ast̪o]) and abastos ([aˈβ̞ast̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abasto” sits inside “abastos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abasto is recorded at frequency rank #16,741, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ast̪o]. abastos is at rank #31,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞ast̪os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47914, this pair ranks #117,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abasto vs abastos
Shared letters: abost. Private to "abasto": -. Private to "abastos": -.
"abasto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "abastos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abasto" for "abastos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abasto" vs "abastos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abasto" and "abastos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abastos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abasto" and "abastos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abastos vs atascos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #117,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.