Which to use
“basta” is a noun and “bastará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,468
- “basta” frequency rank
- #25,154
- “bastará” frequency rank
- 26622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basta | bastará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hilván que dan en la ropa los sastres, modistas y costureras, para que salgan bien derechas las costuras. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de bastar o de bastarse. |
Where the eye mixes basta and bastará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. basta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against bastará's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between basta and bastará
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basta is [ˈbast̪a] while bastará is [bast̪aˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “basta” sits inside “bastará”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basta is recorded at frequency rank #1,468, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbast̪a]. bastará is at rank #25,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [bast̪aˈɾa].
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 26622, this pair ranks #230,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of basta vs bastará
Shared letters: abst. Private to "basta": -. Private to "bastará": rá.
"basta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bastará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- basta ← absta · basat · bassta · bastta · batsa · bbasta · bsata
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "basta" and "bastará" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "basta" vs "bastará" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "basta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basta" and "bastará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bastado vs bastará". 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 #230,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.