Which to use
“basaba” and “bastará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,721
- “basaba” frequency rank
- #25,154
- “bastará” frequency rank
- 51875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basaba | bastará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de basar o de basarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de bastar o de bastarse. |
Where the eye mixes basaba and bastará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses basaba with bastará
A purely visual mix-up. basaba ([baˈsaβ̞a]) and bastará ([bast̪aˈɾa]) 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 51875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basaba is recorded at frequency rank #26,721, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈsaβ̞a]. bastará is at rank #25,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [bast̪aˈɾa].
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 51875, this pair ranks #95,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of basaba vs bastará
Shared letters: abs. Private to "basaba": -. Private to "bastará": rtá.
"basaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bastará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- basaba ← absaba · baasba · basaab · basabba · basbaa · bassaba · bbasaba · bsaaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "basaba" for "bastará" ever safe?
Frequency check: "basaba" vs "bastará" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "basaba" and "bastará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "basaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basaba" and "bastará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basaba vs basas". 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 #95,577 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.