Which to use
“bas” is an adjective and “basta” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,453
- “bas” frequency rank
- #1,234
- “basta” frequency rank
- 36687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bas | basta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | baixo: | não mais!; chega! |
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 /bɑ/ while basta is /ˈbaʃ.tɐ/. 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 36687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bas is recorded at frequency rank #35,453, classified as anadj, pronounced /bɑ/. basta is at rank #1,234, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈbaʃ.tɐ/.
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 36687, this pair ranks #30,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
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 #30,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bas" and "basta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bas vs bué". 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 #30,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.