Pasig
/ˈpa.sɪɡ/
"pasig" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pasig” is uncommon English (frequency #71,780 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,780
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A river in Luzon, Philippines.
| 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) |
Where “Pasig” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pasig is uncommon English at frequency #71,780 among 46,516 “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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Using “Pasig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-S-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.