Which to use
“Bastan” is a name and “bastión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,508
- “Bastan” frequency rank
- #21,572
- “bastión” frequency rank
- 51080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bastan | bastión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ciudad de la Turquía Asiática, a 44km al suroeste de Amasieh, en la Anatolia; también se llamó Claudiópolis. | Una fortificación exterior, situada generalmente en las esquinas de los muros de una fortaleza, con el fin de defender. |
Where the eye mixes Bastan and bastión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Bastan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against bastión's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Bastan and bastión
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bastan is [ˈbast̪ãn] while bastión is [basˈt̪jõn]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51080, 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]. bastión is at rank #21,572, tagged as anoun, pronounced [basˈt̪jõn].
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 51080, this pair ranks #99,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bastan vs bastión
Shared letters: abnst. Private to "Bastan": -. Private to "bastión": ió.
"Bastan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bastión" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bastan ← abstan · basatn · basstan · bastann · bastna · basttan · batsan · bbastan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bastan" and "bastión" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Bastan" or "bastión"?
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 "Bastan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bastan" and "bastión" 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 #99,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.