bastadovsbatidoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#43,998
“bastado” frequency rank
#15,787
“batido” frequency rank
59785
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bastado batido
Definition Participio de bastar. Acción o efecto de batir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bastado and batido apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
bastado
6 ch
batido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bastado is [basˈt̪að̞o] while batido is [baˈt̪ið̞o]. 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 59785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bastado is recorded at frequency rank #43,998, classified as averb, pronounced [basˈt̪að̞o]. batido is at rank #15,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baˈt̪ið̞o].

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 59785, this pair ranks #61,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bastado vs batido

Shared letters: abdot. Private to "bastado": s. Private to "batido": i.

"bastado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "batido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bastadoabstado · basatdo · basstado · bastaddo · bastaod · bastdao · basttado · batsado
  • batidoabtido · baitdo · batdio · batiddo · batiod · battido · bbatido · btaido

Frequency comparison

bastado#43,998
batido#15,787

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bastado" and "batido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bastado" is a verb and "batido" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "bastado" or "batido"?
"batido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,787 in our Spanish list, against #43,998 for "bastado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering bastado vs batido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “bastado”; for a noun, it's “batido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bastado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list