# pastime

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæs.taɪm/ · frequency rank #25,516

## Definitions
1. Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.

## Etymology
From earlier passtime, pass-time, from Middle English passe tyme, passetyme, calque of Middle French passetemps.

## Easily confused with
- **pasture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastime-vs-pasture)
- **pasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastime-vs-pasting)
- **playtime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastime-vs-playtime)
- **paste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paste-vs-pastime)
- **passive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passive-vs-pastime)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apstime`, `pasitme`, `passtime`, `pastiem`, `pastimme`, `pastmie`, `pasttime`, `patsime`, `ppastime`, `psatime`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pastime