Which to use
“batata” is a noun and “batida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,426
- “batata” frequency rank
- #31,225
- “batida” frequency rank
- 67651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | batata | batida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Ipomoea batatas) Planta herbácea de la familia de las convolvuláceas, de origen latinoamericano y extensamente cultivada por su raíz tuberosa, empleada en gastronomía. Es una enredadera perenne, de hojas cordiformes o palmatilobuladas, alternas, pecioladas, y flores simpétalas, pentámeras, de buen tamaño y muy atractivas. La raíz es larga y fusiforme, con la piel pardorrojiza a púrpura, y pulpa similarmente variable. Cultivada en América desde la época precolombina, llegó a Europa en el siglo XVI y se ha difundido ampliamente en todo el mundo. | Forma del femenino de batido, participio de batir o de batirse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set batata and batida apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
batata and batida form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
batata is recorded at frequency rank #36,426, classified as anoun, pronounced [baˈt̪at̪a]. batida is at rank #31,225, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈt̪ið̞a].
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 67651, this pair ranks #36,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering batata vs batida
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “batata”; for a participle, it's “batida”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “batata” entry
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