Which to use
“bastar” is a verb and “baste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,524
- “bastar” frequency rank
- #43,417
- “baste” frequency rank
- 81941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastar | baste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ser suficiente y proporcionado para alguna cosa. | Especie de almohadilla que lleva la silla de montar o la albarda en su parte inferior para evitar roces con la caballería. |
Where the eye mixes bastar and baste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bastar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against baste's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bastar with baste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bastar is [basˈt̪aɾ] while baste is [ˈbast̪e]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81941, 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]. baste is at rank #43,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbast̪e].
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 81941, this pair ranks #9,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bastar vs baste
Shared letters: abst. Private to "bastar": r. Private to "baste": e.
"bastar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "baste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bastar" and "baste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bastar" vs "baste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bastar" and "baste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bastar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastar" and "baste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs baste". 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 #9,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.