Which to use
“vasta” and “vastas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,513
- “vasta” frequency rank
- #39,009
- “vastas” frequency rank
- 54522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vasta | vastas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de vasto. | Forma del femenino plural de vasto. |
Where the eye mixes vasta and vastas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vasta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against vastas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vasta vs vastas
A purely visual mix-up. vasta ([ˈbast̪a]) and vastas ([ˈbast̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “vasta” sits inside “vastas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vasta is recorded at frequency rank #15,513, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbast̪a]. vastas is at rank #39,009, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbast̪as].
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 54522, this pair ranks #82,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vasta vs vastas
Shared letters: astv. Private to "vasta": -. Private to "vastas": -.
"vasta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vastas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vasta" for "vastas" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vasta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vastas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vasta" and "vastas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vástago vs vastas". 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 #82,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.