Which to use
“bastión” is a noun and “bastiones” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,572
- “bastión” frequency rank
- #46,360
- “bastiones” frequency rank
- 67932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastión | bastiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Una fortificación exterior, situada generalmente en las esquinas de los muros de una fortaleza, con el fin de defender. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de bastionar. |
Where the eye mixes bastión and bastiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bastión runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against bastiones's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bastión with bastiones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bastión is [basˈt̪jõn] while bastiones is [basˈt̪jones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bastión is recorded at frequency rank #21,572, classified as anoun, pronounced [basˈt̪jõn]. bastiones is at rank #46,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [basˈt̪jones].
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 67932, this pair ranks #35,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bastión vs bastiones
Shared letters: abinst. Private to "bastión": ó. Private to "bastiones": eo.
"bastión" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "bastiones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bastiones ← abstiones · basitones · basstiones · bastinoes · bastioens · bastioness · bastionnes · bastionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bastión" and "bastiones" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bastión" vs "bastiones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bastión" and "bastiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bastión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastión" and "bastiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bastidores vs bastiones". 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 #35,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.