Which to use
“bajan” and “basan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,273
- “bajan” frequency rank
- #9,767
- “basan” frequency rank
- 20040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bajan | basan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de basar o de basarse. |
Where the eye mixes bajan and basan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bajan vs basan
A purely visual mix-up. bajan ([ˈbaxãn]) and basan ([ˈbasãn]) 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 “bajan” becomes s in “basan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bajan is recorded at frequency rank #10,273, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaxãn]. basan is at rank #9,767, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbasãn].
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 20040, this pair ranks #261,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bajan vs basan
Shared letters: abn. Private to "bajan": j. Private to "basan": s.
"bajan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "basan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bajan" and "basan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bajan" or "basan" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bajan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bajan" and "basan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bain vs bajan". 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 #261,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.