Which to use
“bastar” and “botar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,524
- “bastar” frequency rank
- #25,536
- “botar” frequency rank
- 64060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastar | botar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ser suficiente y proporcionado para alguna cosa. | Echar de algún sitio, retirar de un grupo o lugar por la fuerza. |
Where the eye mixes bastar and botar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bastar and botar
A purely visual mix-up. bastar ([basˈt̪aɾ]) and botar ([boˈt̪aɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64060, 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]. botar is at rank #25,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪aɾ].
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 64060, this pair ranks #46,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bastar vs botar
Shared letters: abrt. Private to "bastar": s. Private to "botar": o.
"bastar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "botar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bastar" and "botar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bastar" or "botar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bastar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "botar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastar" and "botar" 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 #46,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.