Which to use
“baladas” and “basados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,423
- “baladas” frequency rank
- #6,266
- “basados” frequency rank
- 42689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baladas | basados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de balado, participio de balar. | Forma del plural de basado, participio de basar o de basarse. |
Where the eye mixes baladas and basados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between baladas and basados
A purely visual mix-up. baladas ([baˈlað̞as]) and basados ([baˈsað̞os]) 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 42689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baladas is recorded at frequency rank #36,423, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈlað̞as]. basados is at rank #6,266, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈsað̞os].
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 42689, this pair ranks #146,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baladas vs basados
Shared letters: abds. Private to "baladas": l. Private to "basados": o.
"baladas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "basados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baladas" for "basados" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "baladas" and "basados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baladas" and "basados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baladas vs balanzas". 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 #146,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.