Pasadena

/ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/

//ˌpæsəˈdiːnə// name

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"pasadena" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Pasadena” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,087
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place in the United States:

Corpus desk

Index EN-pasadena · Pasadena · English

Pasadena · rank #16,087 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,087
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH oppressive

Nearest frequency peer: oppressive (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Pasadena”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Pasadena” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pasadena
PropertyValue
HeadwordPasadena
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,087
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Pasadena”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Pasadenalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “oppressive” (#16,086), “patronage” (#16,088), “Pearce” (#16,089). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Pasadena” is #16,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Pasadena (IPA /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,087 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pasadena, with forms such as "apsadena", "paasdena", and "pasaddena". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: The place name in California is claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning “crown of the valley”. The town in Newfoundland is named after a farm which was named in turn for the city in California. The correct English form is Pasadena, spelled P-A-S-A-D-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place in the United States:
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:
  6. 6
    A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  7. 7
    A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Pasadena appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On Sunday, the robot rover advanced another 157 feet (48 meters) as it continued along the rim of a Martian crater, putting Opportunity's total odometer at 25.01 miles (40.25 km), according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, California.

Etymology

The place name in California is claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning “crown of the valley”. The town in Newfoundland is named after a farm which was named in turn for the city in California.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apsadena
  • paasdena
  • pasaddena
  • pasadean
  • pasadenna
  • pasadnea
  • pasaedna
  • pasdaena
  • passadena
  • ppasadena
  • psaadena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pasadena - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apsadena2paasdena2pasaddena1pasadean2pasadenna1pasadnea2pasaedna2pasdaena2
Edit distance from "Pasadena"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pasadena"?
"Pasadena" is spelled P-A-S-A-D-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/.
What does "Pasadena" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pasadena" means: A place in the United States:
What are common misspellings of "Pasadena"?
Common misspellings include "apsadena", "paasdena", "pasaddena", "pasadean", "pasadenna". The correct spelling is "Pasadena".
How do you pronounce "Pasadena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pasadena" is /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Pasadena"?
The place name in California is claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning “crown of the valley”. The town in Newfoundland is named after a farm which was named in turn for the city in California. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pasadena", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

oppressive11 variantsprosper11 variantsknitting11 variantsshredded11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list