bajadasvsbasadasConfusable pair

Which to use

“bajadas” and “basadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,953
“bajadas” frequency rank
#7,825
“basadas” frequency rank
41778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bajadas basadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de bajado, participio de bajar. Forma del femenino plural de basado, participio de basar o de basarse.

Where the eye mixes bajadas and basadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
bajadas
7 ch
basadas

Visual trap between bajadas and basadas

A purely visual mix-up. bajadas ([baˈxað̞as]) and basadas ([baˈsað̞as]) 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 a single letter - j in “bajadas” becomes s in “basadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bajadas is recorded at frequency rank #33,953, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈxað̞as]. basadas is at rank #7,825, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈsað̞as].

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 41778, this pair ranks #151,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bajadas vs basadas

Shared letters: abds. Private to "bajadas": j. Private to "basadas": -.

"bajadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "basadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajadasabjadas · baajdas · bajaads · bajadass · bajaddas · bajadsa · bajdaas · bajjadas
  • basadasabsadas · baasdas · basaads · basadass · basaddas · basadsa · basdaas · bassadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bajadas" for "basadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([baˈxað̞as] versus [baˈsað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bajadas" vs "basadas" - which ranks higher?
"basadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,825 in our Spanish list, against #33,953 for "bajadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "bajadas" and "basadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bajadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "basadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #151,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajadas" and "basadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bajadas vs bajarán". 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 #151,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list