Which to use
“bañar” and “bastar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,107
- “bañar” frequency rank
- #38,524
- “bastar” frequency rank
- 65631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bañar | bastar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sumergir en agua o en otro liquido. | Ser suficiente y proporcionado para alguna cosa. |
Where the eye mixes bañar and bastar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bañar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against bastar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bañar vs bastar
A purely visual mix-up. bañar ([baˈɲaɾ]) and bastar ([basˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bañar is recorded at frequency rank #27,107, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈɲaɾ]. bastar is at rank #38,524, tagged as averb, pronounced [basˈt̪aɾ].
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 65631, this pair ranks #42,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bañar vs bastar
Shared letters: abr. Private to "bañar": ñ. Private to "bastar": st.
"bañar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bastar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bastar ← abstar · basatr · basstar · bastarr · bastra · basttar · batsar · bbastar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bañar" for "bastar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bañar" or "bastar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bañar" and "bastar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bañar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bañar" and "bastar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basas vs bastar". 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 #42,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.