Which to use
“bastaba” and “bastará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,326
- “bastaba” frequency rank
- #25,154
- “bastará” frequency rank
- 51480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastaba | bastará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de bastar o de bastarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de bastar o de bastarse. |
Where the eye mixes bastaba and bastará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bastaba and bastará follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bastaba with bastará
A purely visual mix-up. bastaba ([basˈt̪aβ̞a]) and bastará ([bast̪aˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bastaba is recorded at frequency rank #26,326, classified as averb, pronounced [basˈt̪aβ̞a]. 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 51480, this pair ranks #97,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bastaba vs bastará
Shared letters: abst. Private to "bastaba": -. Private to "bastará": rá.
"bastaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "bastará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bastaba ← abstaba · basatba · basstaba · bastaab · bastabba · bastbaa · basttaba · batsaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bastaba" and "bastará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bastaba" or "bastará" show up more?
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 "bastaba" 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 #97,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastaba" and "bastará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basaban vs bastaba". 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 #97,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.