Which to use
“balde” and “baste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,609
- “balde” frequency rank
- #43,417
- “baste” frequency rank
- 61026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | balde | baste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cubo, especialmente de lona o cuero, que se emplea para sacar y transportar agua, sobre todo en las embarcaciones. | Especie de almohadilla que lleva la silla de montar o la albarda en su parte inferior para evitar roces con la caballería. |
Where the eye mixes balde and baste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: balde vs baste
A purely visual mix-up. balde ([ˈbal̪d̪e]) and baste ([ˈbast̪e]) 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 61026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
balde is recorded at frequency rank #17,609, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbal̪d̪e]. baste is at rank #43,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbast̪e].
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 61026, this pair ranks #56,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of balde vs baste
Shared letters: abe. Private to "balde": dl. Private to "baste": st.
"balde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "baste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "balde" for "baste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "balde" vs "baste" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "balde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "balde" and "baste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs baste". 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 #56,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.