Which to use
“basta” is an intj and “Bastard” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,777
- “basta” frequency rank
- #44,887
- “Bastard” frequency rank
- 67664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basta | Bastard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ça suffit. C'est assez. | Nom de famille, fréquent en Haute-Savoie. |
Where the eye mixes basta and Bastard
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. basta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Bastard's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between basta and Bastard
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basta is \bas.ta\ while Bastard is \bas.taʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “basta” sits inside “Bastard”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basta is recorded at frequency rank #22,777, classified as anintj, pronounced \bas.ta\. Bastard is at rank #44,887, tagged as aname, pronounced \bas.taʁ\.
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 67664, this pair ranks #62,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of basta vs Bastard
Shared letters: abst. Private to "basta": -. Private to "Bastard": dr.
"basta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Bastard" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "basta" and "Bastard" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "basta" or "Bastard"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "basta" and "Bastard" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "basta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bastard" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basta" and "Bastard" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bastard vs bâtarde". 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 #62,416 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.