Which to use
“abasto” is a noun and “amaste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,741
- “abasto” frequency rank
- #49,411
- “amaste” frequency rank
- 66152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abasto | amaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Provisión de bastimentos, y especialmente la de cualquiera de los artículos necesarios para el sustento de una población. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de amar. |
Where the eye mixes abasto and amaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abasto and amaste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abasto with amaste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abasto is [aˈβ̞ast̪o] while amaste is [aˈmast̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66152, 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]. amaste is at rank #49,411, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈmast̪e].
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 66152, this pair ranks #40,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abasto vs amaste
Shared letters: ast. Private to "abasto": bo. Private to "amaste": em.
"abasto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "amaste" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abasto" for "amaste" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abasto" or "amaste" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abasto" and "amaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarse vs amaste". 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 #40,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.