Which to use
“bas” is an adjective and “basta” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #343
- “bas” frequency rank
- #22,777
- “basta” frequency rank
- 23120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bas | basta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a peu de hauteur ou d’élévation. | Ça suffit. C'est assez. |
Where the eye mixes bas and basta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bas vs basta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bas is \ba\ while basta is \bas.ta\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bas” sits inside “basta”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bas is recorded at frequency rank #343, classified as anadj, pronounced \ba\. 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 23120, this pair ranks #354,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bas vs basta
Shared letters: abs. Private to "bas": -. Private to "basta": t.
"bas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "basta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- basta ← absta · basat · bassta · bastta · batsa · bbasta · bsata
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bas" and "basta" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bas" vs "basta" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bas" and "basta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bas" 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 #354,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bas" and "basta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baissa vs basta". 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 #354,239 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.