Which to use
“bastos” is a noun and “vastos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,518
- “bastos” frequency rank
- #41,121
- “vastos” frequency rank
- 73639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastos | vastos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En la baraja española, uno de los cuatro palos, representado por varas o bastones nudosos. | Forma del masculino plural de vasto. |
Same sound, different letters: bastos vs vastos
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. bastos and vastos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: bastos vs vastos
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bastos and vastos carry the same recorded pronunciation, [ˈbast̪os]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - b in “bastos” becomes v in “vastos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bastos is recorded at frequency rank #32,518, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbast̪os]. vastos is at rank #41,121, tagged as anadj, 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 73639, this pair ranks #22,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bastos vs vastos
Shared letters: aost. Private to "bastos": b. Private to "vastos": v.
"bastos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vastos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "bastos" / "vastos". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "bastos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vastos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastos" and "vastos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vastos vs visos". 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 #22,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.