Which to use
“básquet” is a noun and “busques” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,408
- “básquet” frequency rank
- #12,533
- “busques” frequency rank
- 36941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | básquet | busques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deporte de equipo en que cinco jugadores, llamados basquetbolistas o baloncestistas, buscan introducir un balón ayudándose sólo de las manos, en un aro con un cesto agujereado puesto a 3,05 m del suelo y defendido por el equipo rival. Los partidos duran 40 minutos, divididos en cuartos y si hay empate, el juego se alarga por tramos de 5 minutos hasta que un equipo logre ganar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de buscar. |
Where the eye mixes básquet and busques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. básquet and busques follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: básquet vs busques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: básquet is [ˈbasket̪] while busques is [ˈbuskes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
básquet is recorded at frequency rank #24,408, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbasket̪]. busques is at rank #12,533, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbuskes].
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 36941, this pair ranks #177,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of básquet vs busques
Shared letters: beqsu. Private to "básquet": tá. Private to "busques": -.
"básquet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "busques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- busques ← bbusques · bsuques · buqsues · busqeus · busqques · busquess · busquse · bussques
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "básquet" and "busques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "básquet" or "busques"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "básquet" and "busques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "básquet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "busques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "básquet" and "busques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "básquet vs Busquets". 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 #177,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.