# barata vs basaba

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### barata
*noun · IPA [baˈɾat̪a] · frequency rank #6,874*
(Orden Blattodea) Cucaracha.

### basaba
*verb · IPA [baˈsaβ̞a] · frequency rank #26,721*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de basar o de basarse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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