Which to use
“bastado” and “buscado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,998
- “bastado” frequency rank
- #6,269
- “buscado” frequency rank
- 50267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastado | buscado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de bastar. | Participio de buscar. |
Where the eye mixes bastado and buscado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bastado and buscado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bastado and buscado
A purely visual mix-up. bastado ([basˈt̪að̞o]) and buscado ([busˈkað̞o]) 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 50267, 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]. buscado is at rank #6,269, tagged as averb, pronounced [busˈkað̞o].
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 50267, this pair ranks #104,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bastado vs buscado
Shared letters: abdos. Private to "bastado": t. Private to "buscado": cu.
"bastado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "buscado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bastado" for "buscado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bastado" vs "buscado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bastado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "buscado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastado" and "buscado" 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 #104,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.