pasábamos

[paˈsaβ̞amos]

/[paˈsaβ̞amos]/ verb

The verdict

“pasábamos” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,730. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,730
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pasar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pasabamos · pasábamos · Spanish

pasábamos · rank #36,730 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,730
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 48,357
  • PHOTO-FINISH parará

Nearest frequency peer: parará (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “pasábamos”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “pasábamos” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pasábamos vs pasamos
78% similar
pasábamos vs pasaremos
67% similar
pasábamos vs pensábamos
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pasábamos
PropertyValue
Headwordpasábamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈsaβ̞amos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,730
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pasábamos” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pasábamos lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around pasábamos (IPA [paˈsaβ̞amos]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,730 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pasar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for pasábamos, with forms such as "apsábamos", "pasbáamos", and "passábamos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "pasamos", "pasaremos", "pensábamos", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pasábamos, spelled P-A-S-Á-B-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pasar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apsábamos
  • pasbáamos
  • passábamos
  • pasáabmos
  • pasábammos
  • pasábamoss
  • pasábamso
  • pasábaoms
  • pasábbamos
  • pasábmaos
  • pasávamos
  • paásbamos
  • ppasábamos
  • psaábamos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pasábamos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apsábamos2pasbáamos2passábamos1pasáabmos2pasábammos1pasábamoss1pasábamso2pasábaoms2
Edit distance from "pasábamos"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pasábamos"?
"pasábamos" is spelled P-A-S-Á-B-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈsaβ̞amos].
What does "pasábamos" mean?
As a verb, "pasábamos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pasar.
What words are commonly confused with "pasábamos"?
"pasábamos" is commonly confused with "pasamos", "pasaremos", "pensábamos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pasábamos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasábamos" is [paˈsaβ̞amos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pasábamos" come from?
"pasábamos" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list