pasaboca
[pasaˈβ̞oka]
The verdict
“pasaboca” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alimento que se sirve antes de una comida principal, con bebidas durante una recepción, o como colación a cualquier hora, y que consiste en un bocado pequeño con mucho sabor, que generalmente puede...
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Index ES-pasaboca · pasaboca · Spanish
pasaboca · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pasaboca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pasaˈβ̞oka] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pasaboca” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pasaboca is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pasaˈβ̞oka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alimento que se sirve antes de una comida principal, con bebidas durante una recepción, o como colación a cualquier hora, y que consiste en un bocado pequeño con mucho sabor, que generalmente puede...".
pasaboca doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pasaboca, spelled P-A-S-A-B-O-C-A.
Definition
- 1Alimento que se sirve antes de una comida principal, con bebidas durante una recepción, o como colación a cualquier hora, y que consiste en un bocado pequeño con mucho sabor, que generalmente puede tomarse con los dedos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pasaboca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y nadie nos vio entrar por la cocina sin hacer mucho ruido, robándonos un pasaboca de salmón, otro de roast beef, otro de finas yerbas, otro de berenjenas
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.