Which to use
“bache” and “baste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,939
- “bache” frequency rank
- #43,417
- “baste” frequency rank
- 73356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bache | baste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hoyo que se hace en la calle o camino por el mucho uso. | Especie de almohadilla que lleva la silla de montar o la albarda en su parte inferior para evitar roces con la caballería. |
Where the eye mixes bache and baste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bache and baste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bache vs baste
A purely visual mix-up. bache ([ˈbat͡ʃe]) and baste ([ˈbast̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bache is recorded at frequency rank #29,939, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbat͡ʃe]. baste is at rank #43,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbast̪e].
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 73356, this pair ranks #23,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bache vs baste
Shared letters: abe. Private to "bache": ch. Private to "baste": st.
"bache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "baste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bache" for "baste" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bache" or "baste" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bache" and "baste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bache" and "baste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs baste". 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 #23,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.