Which to use
“Bastan” is a name and “bastante” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,508
- “Bastan” frequency rank
- #477
- “bastante” frequency rank
- 29985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bastan | bastante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ciudad de la Turquía Asiática, a 44km al suroeste de Amasieh, en la Anatolia; también se llamó Claudiópolis. | Que basta. |
Where the eye mixes Bastan and bastante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bastan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against bastante's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bastan with bastante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bastan is [ˈbast̪ãn] while bastante is [basˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Bastan” sits inside “bastante”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bastan is recorded at frequency rank #29,508, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈbast̪ãn]. bastante is at rank #477, tagged as anadj, pronounced [basˈt̪ãn̪t̪e].
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 29985, this pair ranks #214,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bastan vs bastante
Shared letters: abnst. Private to "Bastan": -. Private to "bastante": e.
"Bastan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bastante" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bastan" and "bastante" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Bastan" vs "bastante" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bastan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bastan" and "bastante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bacán vs Bastan". 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 #214,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.