Which to use
“basadas” is a participle and “basado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,825
- “basadas” frequency rank
- #2,696
- “basado” frequency rank
- 10521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basadas | basado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de basado, participio de basar o de basarse. | Que tiene una muy buena explicación. |
Where the eye mixes basadas and basado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: basadas vs basado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basadas is [baˈsað̞as] while basado is [baˈsað̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basadas is recorded at frequency rank #7,825, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈsað̞as]. basado is at rank #2,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced [baˈsað̞o].
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 10521, this pair ranks #298,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of basadas vs basado
Shared letters: abds. Private to "basadas": -. Private to "basado": o.
"basadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "basado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "basadas" and "basado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "basadas" or "basado" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "basadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basadas" and "basado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basadas vs buscadas". 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 #298,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.