basadasvsbasadosConfusable pair

Which to use

“basadas” and “basados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,825
“basadas” frequency rank
#6,266
“basados” frequency rank
14091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature basadas basados
Definition Forma del femenino plural de basado, participio de basar o de basarse. Forma del plural de basado, participio de basar o de basarse.

Where the eye mixes basadas and basados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
basadas
7 ch
basados

Look-alike desk: basadas vs basados

A purely visual mix-up. basadas ([baˈsað̞as]) and basados ([baˈsað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “basadas” becomes o in “basados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14091, 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]. basados is at rank #6,266, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈsað̞os].

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 14091, this pair ranks #285,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of basadas vs basados

Shared letters: abds. Private to "basadas": -. Private to "basados": o.

"basadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "basados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • basadasabsadas · baasdas · basaads · basadass · basaddas · basadsa · basdaas · bassadas
  • basadosabsados · baasdos · basaddos · basadoss · basadso · basaods · basdaos · bassados

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "basadas" and "basados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baˈsað̞as] versus [baˈsað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "basadas" vs "basados" - which ranks higher?
"basados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,266 in our Spanish list, against #7,825 for "basadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "basadas" and "basados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "basadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "basados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "basadas" and "basados" 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 #285,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list