Pasadena
/ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/
"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
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A place in the United States:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pasadena |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pasadena” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Pasadena (IPA /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,087 among 46,516 “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
- 1A place in the United States:
- 2A place in the United States:
- 3A place in the United States:
- 4A place in the United States:
- 5A place in the United States:
- 6A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- 7A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.
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.
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.
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Using “Pasadena”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-S-A-D-E-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.