Which to use
“bahías” and “basas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,413
- “bahías” frequency rank
- #48,244
- “basas” frequency rank
- 91657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bahías | basas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de bahía. | Forma del plural de basa. |
Where the eye mixes bahías and basas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bahías runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against basas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bahías vs basas
A purely visual mix-up. bahías ([baˈias]) and basas ([ˈbasas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bahías is recorded at frequency rank #43,413, classified as anoun, pronounced [baˈias]. basas is at rank #48,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbasas].
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 91657, this pair ranks #1,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bahías vs basas
Shared letters: abs. Private to "bahías": hí. Private to "basas": -.
"bahías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "basas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- basas ← absas · baass · basass · bassas · bbasas · bsaas · vasas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bahías" and "basas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bahías" vs "basas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bahías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bahías" and "basas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bacán vs basas". 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 #1,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.