Which to use
“bastar” is a verb and “bastos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,524
- “bastar” frequency rank
- #32,518
- “bastos” frequency rank
- 71042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastar | bastos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ser suficiente y proporcionado para alguna cosa. | En la baraja española, uno de los cuatro palos, representado por varas o bastones nudosos. |
Where the eye mixes bastar and bastos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bastar and bastos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bastar vs bastos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bastar is [basˈt̪aɾ] while bastos is [ˈbast̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71042, 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]. bastos is at rank #32,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbast̪os].
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 71042, this pair ranks #28,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bastar vs bastos
Shared letters: abst. Private to "bastar": r. Private to "bastos": o.
"bastar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bastos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bastar" for "bastos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bastar" or "bastos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bastar" and "bastos" 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 "bastos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastar" and "bastos" 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 #28,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.