pasada

[paˈsað̞a]

/[paˈsað̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“pasada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,992. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,992
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pasada · pasada · Spanish

pasada · rank #1,992 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,992
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH opciones

Nearest frequency peer: opciones (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pasada”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pasada” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

pasada vs pasar
67% similar
pasada vs pasan
67% similar
pasada vs pasta
67% similar

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

Key facts for pasada
PropertyValue
Headwordpasada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈsað̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,992
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pasada”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pasadacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “opciones” (#1,991), “presentó” (#1,993), “montón” (#1,990). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pasada” va en #1,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pasada (IPA [paˈsað̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,992 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pasada, with forms such as "apsada", "paasda", and "pasaad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pasar", "pasan", "pasta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 pasada, spelled P-A-S-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse.
  2. 2
    Cada una de varias instancias de una operación sobre una misma cosa.
  3. 3
    En particular, pasada₃ de planchado.
  4. 4
    En particular, pasada₃ de revisión o retoque.
  5. 5
    Cada conjunto completo de jugadas, desde el comienzo hasta la resolución, de un juego
  6. 6
    Espacio por el que se pasa.
  7. 7
    Medida antigua que constaba de cinco pies
  8. 8
    Costura de puntadas largas que se da para reforzar una parte desgastada de la ropa
  9. 9
    Cada fila de puntos que se hacen de seguido a lo largo de una labor de tejido.
  10. 10
    Renta suficiente para la manutención
  11. 11
    Acción extraordinaria.
  12. 12
    Proceder o comportamiento.^([definición imprecisa]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pasada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La proeza final consistió en una pasada tumultuosa, en loco galope, donde los hombres, encaramados en las monturas y luego sobre los hombros de los primeros jinetes, concluyeron por componer una pirámide impresionante de equilibrio, vigor y coraje.
  2. El viajero desprevenido que vaya por vez primera a Guanajuato se arriesga a que antes de llevarlo a la mina famosa de La Valenciana, le den una pasada por el cementerio, por el Panteón, que decimos por allá.

Synonyms

manoparadapartidatallapasajepasopaso geométricopasovueltapasadía

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apsada
  • paasda
  • pasaad
  • pasadda
  • pasdaa
  • passada
  • ppasada
  • psaada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pasada - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apsada2paasda2pasaad2pasadda1pasdaa2passada1ppasada1psaada2
Edit distance from "pasada"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pasada"?
"pasada" is spelled P-A-S-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈsað̞a].
What does "pasada" mean?
As a noun, "pasada" means: Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse.
What words are commonly confused with "pasada"?
"pasada" is commonly confused with "pasar", "pasan", "pasta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pasada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasada" is [paˈsað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pasada" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

montón#1,990probar#1,994libres#1,989gracia#1,987

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

escala8 variantsapoyar8 variantsbajar8 variantstomado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list