# bancar vs basar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### bancar
*verb · IPA [bãŋˈkaɾ] · frequency rank #25,528*
Aguardar, dar tiempo o esperar a alguien.

### basar
*verb · IPA [baˈsaɾ] · frequency rank #29,507*
Asentar algo sobre una base.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/bancar-vs-basar