bastarávsbuscaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“bastará” and “buscará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,154
“bastará” frequency rank
#15,556
“buscará” frequency rank
40710
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bastará buscará
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de bastar o de bastarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de buscar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bastará and buscará apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
bastará
7 ch
buscará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. bastará ([bast̪aˈɾa]) and buscará ([buskaˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bastará is recorded at frequency rank #25,154, classified as averb, pronounced [bast̪aˈɾa]. buscará is at rank #15,556, tagged as averb, pronounced [buskaˈɾa].

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 40710, this pair ranks #157,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bastará vs buscará

Shared letters: abrsá. Private to "bastará": t. Private to "buscará": cu.

"bastará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "buscará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Frequency comparison

bastará#25,154
buscará#15,556

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bastará" and "buscará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bast̪aˈɾa] versus [buskaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bastará" or "buscará"?
"buscará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,556 in our Spanish list, against #25,154 for "bastará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering bastará vs buscará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bastará” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list