Which to use
“bastado” and “besado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,998
- “bastado” frequency rank
- #30,357
- “besado” frequency rank
- 74355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastado | besado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de bastar. | Participio de besar. |
Where the eye mixes bastado and besado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bastado and besado
A purely visual mix-up. bastado ([basˈt̪að̞o]) and besado ([beˈsað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74355, 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]. besado is at rank #30,357, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈsað̞o].
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 74355, this pair ranks #21,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bastado vs besado
Shared letters: abdos. Private to "bastado": t. Private to "besado": e.
"bastado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "besado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bastado" and "besado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bastado" or "besado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bastado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastado" and "besado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bastado vs botado". 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 #21,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.