basarvsbaseWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: basar is a verb, base is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“basar” is a verb and “base” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,507
“basar” frequency rank
#428
“base” frequency rank
29935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature basar base
Definition Asentar algo sobre una base. Parte inferior de un cuerpo que le sirve de soporte.

Where the eye mixes basar and base

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
basar
4 ch
base

Look-alike desk: basar vs base

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basar is [baˈsaɾ] while base is [ˈbase]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

basar is recorded at frequency rank #29,507, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈsaɾ]. base is at rank #428, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbase].

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 29935, this pair ranks #214,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of basar vs base

Shared letters: abs. Private to "basar": r. Private to "base": e.

"basar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "base" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • basarabsar · baasr · basarr · basra · bassar · bbasar · bsaar · vasar
  • baseabse · bace · baes · basse · bbase · bsae · vase

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "basar" and "base" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "basar" is a verb and "base" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "basar" or "base"?
"base" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #428 in our Spanish list, against #29,507 for "basar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "basar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "base" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #214,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "basar" and "base" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bacán vs basar". 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 #214,510 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