Pasig
/ˈpa.sɪɡ/
"pasig" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pasig” is uncommon English (frequency #71,780 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,780
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A river in Luzon, Philippines.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pasig · Pasig · English
Pasig · rank #71,780 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,780
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH PASOK
Nearest frequency peer: PASOK (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “Pasig”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Panza
Panza
28,228 corpus weight
- Paphos
Paphos
28,227 corpus weight
- parasitology
parasitology
28,224 corpus weight
- Pasig
Pasig
28,221 corpus weight
- PASOK
PASOK
28,220 corpus weight
- permeating
permeating
28,216 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Pasig” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pasig |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈpa.sɪɡ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #71,780 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Pasig” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Pasig is uncommon English at frequency #71,780 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈpa.sɪɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pasig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Tagalog Pasig, from pasig (“sandy riverbank”). Common folk etymologies include claims of Sanskrit origin, or a corruption of Tagalog mabagsik by Chinese. No Sanskrit words sounding similar to Pasig exist, however. Cognate with Paser (“a regency in Indo… The correct English form is Pasig, spelled P-A-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1A river in Luzon, Philippines.
- 2An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines, to the east of Manila.
Etymology
From Tagalog Pasig, from pasig (“sandy riverbank”). Common folk etymologies include claims of Sanskrit origin, or a corruption of Tagalog mabagsik by Chinese. No Sanskrit words sounding similar to Pasig exist, however. Cognate with Paser (“a regency in Indonesia”).
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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