pasatiempos
[pasaˈt̪jẽmpos]
The verdict
“pasatiempos” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #33,264 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,264
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de pasatiempo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pasatiempos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pasaˈt̪jẽmpos] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #33,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pasatiempos” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pasatiempos is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pasaˈt̪jẽmpos]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,264 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de pasatiempo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for pasatiempos, with forms such as "apsatiempos", "paastiempos", and "pasaitempos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pasatiempo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pasatiempos, spelled P-A-S-A-T-I-E-M-P-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de pasatiempo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apsatiempos,paastiempos,pasaitempos,pasateimpos,pasatiemmpos,pasatiemops,pasatiemposs,pasatiemppos,pasatiempso,pasatiepmos,pasatimepos,pasattiempos,passatiempos,pastaiempos,ppasatiempos,psaatiempos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pasatiempos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “pasatiempos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-S-A-T-I-E-M-P-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pasaˈt̪jẽmpos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pasatiempo” - see the side-by-side comparison. pasatiempos vs pasatiempo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.