Which to use
“barbilla” and “bastilla” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,318
- “barbilla” frequency rank
- #42,294
- “bastilla” frequency rank
- 65612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barbilla | bastilla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte de la cara, situada debajo de la boca, donde comienza el cuello y en los varones adultos empieza la barba. | Doblez que se hace y asegura con puntadas, a manera de hilván menudo, a los extremos de la tela para que ésta no se deshilache. |
Where the eye mixes barbilla and bastilla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. barbilla and bastilla follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses barbilla with bastilla
A purely visual mix-up. barbilla ([baɾˈβ̞iʝa]) and bastilla ([basˈt̪iʝa]) 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 65612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barbilla is recorded at frequency rank #23,318, classified as anoun, pronounced [baɾˈβ̞iʝa]. bastilla is at rank #42,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced [basˈt̪iʝa].
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 65612, this pair ranks #42,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barbilla vs bastilla
Shared letters: abil. Private to "barbilla": r. Private to "bastilla": st.
"barbilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "bastilla" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "barbilla" for "bastilla" ever safe?
Frequency check: "barbilla" vs "bastilla" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "barbilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastilla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barbilla" and "bastilla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Basilea vs bastilla". 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 #42,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.