Which to use
“barca” and “basta” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,194
- “barca” frequency rank
- #22,777
- “basta” frequency rank
- 59971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barca | basta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assez, ça suffit. | Ça suffit. C'est assez. |
Where the eye mixes barca and basta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: barca vs basta
A purely visual mix-up. barca (\baʁ.ka\) and basta (\bas.ta\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barca is recorded at frequency rank #37,194, classified as anintj, pronounced \baʁ.ka\. basta is at rank #22,777, tagged as anintj, pronounced \bas.ta\.
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 59971, this pair ranks #100,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barca vs basta
Shared letters: ab. Private to "barca": cr. Private to "basta": st.
"barca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "basta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "barca" and "basta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "barca" vs "basta" - which ranks higher?
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 "barca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barca" and "basta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bafa vs barca". 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 #100,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.