Which to use
“basto” and “bath” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,224
- “basto” frequency rank
- #46,361
- “bath” frequency rank
- 77585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basto | bath |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cierto género de aparejo o albarda que llevan las caballerías de carga. | Baño. |
Where the eye mixes basto and bath
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: basto vs bath
A purely visual mix-up. basto ([ˈbast̪o]) and bath (/bɑːθ/) 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 77585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basto is recorded at frequency rank #31,224, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbast̪o]. bath is at rank #46,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɑːθ/.
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 77585, this pair ranks #15,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of basto vs bath
Shared letters: abt. Private to "basto": os. Private to "bath": h.
"basto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "basto" and "bath" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "basto" or "bath"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "basto" and "bath" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "basto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bath" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basto" and "bath" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs bath". 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 #15,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.