Which to use
“banda” and “basta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #885
- “banda” frequency rank
- #1,468
- “basta” frequency rank
- 2353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banda | basta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grupo de personas con identidad colectiva. | Hilván que dan en la ropa los sastres, modistas y costureras, para que salgan bien derechas las costuras. |
Where the eye mixes banda and basta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between banda and basta
A purely visual mix-up. banda ([ˈbãn̪d̪a]) and basta ([ˈbast̪a]) 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 2353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
banda is recorded at frequency rank #885, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbãn̪d̪a]. basta is at rank #1,468, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbast̪a].
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 2353, this pair ranks #320,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of banda vs basta
Shared letters: ab. Private to "banda": dn. Private to "basta": st.
"banda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "basta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "banda" and "basta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "banda" vs "basta" - 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 "banda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banda" and "basta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "banda vs bane". 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 #320,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.