Which to use
“Baltasar” and “Baltazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,899
- “Baltasar” frequency rank
- #45,150
- “Baltazar” frequency rank
- 66049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Baltasar | Baltazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de varón | Nombre de pila de varón. |
Same sound, different letters: Baltasar vs Baltazar
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. Baltasar and Baltazar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Baltasar / Baltazar
This is the hard kind. Baltasar and Baltazar are pronounced identically ([bal̪t̪aˈsaɾ]) and both work as aname. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - s in “Baltasar” becomes z in “Baltazar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Baltasar is recorded at frequency rank #20,899, classified as aname, pronounced [bal̪t̪aˈsaɾ]. Baltazar is at rank #45,150, tagged as aname, pronounced [bal̪t̪aˈsaɾ].
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 66049, this pair ranks #40,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Baltasar vs Baltazar
Shared letters: ablrt. Private to "Baltasar": s. Private to "Baltazar": z.
"Baltasar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Baltazar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "Baltasar" / "Baltazar". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Baltasar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Baltazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Baltasar" and "Baltazar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Baltazar vs bautizar". 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 #40,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.