basadasvsbasasTell them apart

Quick tell: basadas is a participle, basas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“basadas” is a participle and “basas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,825
“basadas” frequency rank
#48,244
“basas” frequency rank
56069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes basadas and basas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
basadas
5 ch
basas

Look-alike desk: basadas vs basas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basadas is [baˈsað̞as] while basas is [ˈbasas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56069, 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]. basas is at rank #48,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbasas].

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 56069, this pair ranks #76,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of basadas vs basas

Shared letters: abs. Private to "basadas": d. Private to "basas": -.

"basadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "basas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • basadasabsadas · baasdas · basaads · basadass · basaddas · basadsa · basdaas · bassadas
  • basasabsas · baass · basass · bassas · bbasas · bsaas · vasas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "basadas" and "basas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "basadas" is a participle and "basas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "basadas" or "basas"?
"basadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,825 in our Spanish list, against #48,244 for "basas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "basadas" and "basas" 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 "basas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "basadas" and "basas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bacán 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 #76,157 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