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

#25,914
“bajarse” frequency rank
#47,584
“bajaste” frequency rank
73498
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bajarse bajaste
Definition Bajar uno mismo a través de un espacio vertical. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse.

Where the eye mixes bajarse and bajaste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bajarse and bajaste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
bajarse
7 ch
bajaste

Why the eye confuses bajarse with bajaste

A purely visual mix-up. bajarse ([baˈxaɾse]) and bajaste ([baˈxast̪e]) 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 73498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bajarse is recorded at frequency rank #25,914, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈxaɾse]. bajaste is at rank #47,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈxast̪e].

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 73498, this pair ranks #23,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bajarse vs bajaste

Shared letters: abejs. Private to "bajarse": r. Private to "bajaste": t.

"bajarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "bajaste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bajarse ← abjarse · baajrse · bajarce · bajares · bajarrse · bajarsse · bajasre · bajjarse
  • bajaste ← abjaste · baajste · bajaset · bajasste · bajastte · bajatse · bajjaste · bajsate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bajarse" and "bajaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baˈxaɾse] versus [baˈxast̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bajarse" or "bajaste"?
"bajarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,914 in our Spanish list, against #47,584 for "bajaste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "bajarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bajaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bajarse" and "bajaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bajaste vs bajate". 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 #23,171 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