basadosvsbasasConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#6,266
“basados” frequency rank
#48,244
“basas” frequency rank
54510
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes basados and basas

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

7 ch
basados
5 ch
basas

Why the eye confuses basados with basas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basados is [baˈsað̞os] 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 54510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

basados is recorded at frequency rank #6,266, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈsað̞os]. 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 54510, this pair ranks #83,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of basados vs basas

Shared letters: abs. Private to "basados": do. Private to "basas": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • basadosabsados · baasdos · basaddos · basadoss · basadso · basaods · basdaos · bassados
  • basasabsas · baass · basass · bassas · bbasas · bsaas · vasas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "basados" and "basas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "basados" is a participle and "basas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "basados" or "basas"?
"basados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,266 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "basados" 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 #83,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "basados" 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 #83,009 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