Which to use
“basta” is an intj and “besta” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,234
- “basta” frequency rank
- #6,378
- “besta” frequency rank
- 7612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basta | besta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não mais!; chega! | diz-se de uma pessoa abobalhada ou ingênua |
Letter map: basta vs besta
Shared letters muted; letters that set basta and besta apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. basta and besta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - basta and besta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: basta is anintj and bestaanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “basta” becomes e in “besta”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basta is recorded at frequency rank #1,234, classified as anintj, pronounced /ˈbaʃ.tɐ/. besta is at rank #6,378, tagged as anadj.
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 7612, this pair ranks #66,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of basta vs besta
Shared letters: abst. Private to "basta": -. Private to "besta": e.
"basta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "besta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "basta" and "besta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "basta" or "besta"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "basta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basta" and "besta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beata vs besta". 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 #66,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.