Which to use
“bastar” and “bastaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,524
- “bastar” frequency rank
- #28,649
- “bastaría” frequency rank
- 67173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastar | bastaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ser suficiente y proporcionado para alguna cosa. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de bastar o de bastarse. |
Where the eye mixes bastar and bastaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bastar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against bastaría's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bastar with bastaría
A purely visual mix-up. bastar ([basˈt̪aɾ]) and bastaría ([bast̪aˈɾia]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bastar” sits inside “bastaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bastar is recorded at frequency rank #38,524, classified as averb, pronounced [basˈt̪aɾ]. bastaría is at rank #28,649, tagged as averb, pronounced [bast̪aˈɾia].
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 67173, this pair ranks #37,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bastar vs bastaría
Shared letters: abrst. Private to "bastar": -. Private to "bastaría": í.
"bastar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bastaría" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bastar ← abstar · basatr · basstar · bastarr · bastra · basttar · batsar · bbastar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bastar" for "bastaría" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bastar" or "bastaría"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bastar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastar" and "bastaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basas vs bastar". 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 #37,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.