Which to use
“bajar” and “basan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,010
- “bajar” frequency rank
- #9,767
- “basan” frequency rank
- 11777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bajar | basan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ir a un lugar más bajo que el inicial. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de basar o de basarse. |
Where the eye mixes bajar and basan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bajar with basan
A purely visual mix-up. bajar ([baˈxaɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bajar is recorded at frequency rank #2,010, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈxaɾ]. 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 11777, this pair ranks #293,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bajar vs basan
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bajar": jr. Private to "basan": ns.
"bajar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "basan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bajar" and "basan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bajar" 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 #293,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bajar" and "basan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bain vs basan". 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 #293,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.