Which to use
“basada” is a participle and “bastará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,162
- “basada” frequency rank
- #25,154
- “bastará” frequency rank
- 28316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basada | bastará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de basado, participio 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 basada and bastará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. basada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against bastará's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses basada with bastará
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basada is [baˈsað̞a] while bastará is [bast̪aˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basada is recorded at frequency rank #3,162, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈsað̞a]. 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 28316, this pair ranks #222,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of basada vs bastará
Shared letters: abs. Private to "basada": d. Private to "bastará": rtá.
"basada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bastará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- basada ← absada · baasda · basaad · basadda · basdaa · bassada · bbasada · bsaada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "basada" for "bastará" ever safe?
Which is more common, "basada" or "bastará"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "basada" 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 #222,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basada" and "bastará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bastado vs bastará". 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 #222,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.