Which to use
“bajado” and “bastado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,246
- “bajado” frequency rank
- #43,998
- “bastado” frequency rank
- 53244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bajado | bastado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de bajar. | Participio de bastar. |
Where the eye mixes bajado and bastado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bajado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against bastado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bajado vs bastado
A purely visual mix-up. bajado ([baˈxað̞o]) and bastado ([basˈt̪að̞o]) 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 53244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bajado is recorded at frequency rank #9,246, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈxað̞o]. bastado is at rank #43,998, tagged as averb, pronounced [basˈt̪að̞o].
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 53244, this pair ranks #88,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bajado vs bastado
Shared letters: abdo. Private to "bajado": j. Private to "bastado": st.
"bajado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bastado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bajado" and "bastado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bajado" vs "bastado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bajado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bajado" and "bastado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bastado vs botado". 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 #88,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.