basadasvsbuscadasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#7,825
“basadas” frequency rank
#48,261
“buscadas” frequency rank
56086
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature basadas buscadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de basado, participio de basar o de basarse. Forma del femenino plural de buscado, participio de buscar.

Where the eye mixes basadas and buscadas

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

7 ch
basadas
8 ch
buscadas

Look-alike desk: basadas vs buscadas

A purely visual mix-up. basadas ([baˈsað̞as]) and buscadas ([busˈkað̞as]) 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 56086, 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]. buscadas is at rank #48,261, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [busˈkað̞as].

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 56086, this pair ranks #76,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of basadas vs buscadas

Shared letters: abds. Private to "basadas": -. Private to "buscadas": cu.

"basadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "buscadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • basadasabsadas · baasdas · basaads · basadass · basaddas · basadsa · basdaas · bassadas
  • buscadasbbuscadas · bsucadas · bucsadas · busacdas · buscaads · buscadass · buscaddas · buscadsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "basadas" and "buscadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baˈsað̞as] versus [busˈkað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "basadas" or "buscadas"?
"basadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,825 in our Spanish list, against #48,261 for "buscadas". 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 "buscadas" 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 "buscadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "basadas" and "buscadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "buscad 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 #76,102 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