pasillo

[paˈsiʝo]

/[paˈsiʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“pasillo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,157
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un paso largo y estrecho que comunica dos espacios

Corpus desk

Index ES-pasillo · pasillo · Spanish

pasillo · rank #8,157 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,157
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pascua

Nearest frequency peer: Pascua (-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 “pasillo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pasillo” 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).

pasillo vs pillo
71% similar
pasillo vs pasivo
71% similar
pasillo vs pasito
71% similar

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

Key facts for pasillo
PropertyValue
Headwordpasillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈsiʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,157
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pasillo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pasillocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Pascua” (#8,156), “pasto” (#8,158), “parecida” (#8,155). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pasillo” va en #8,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pasillo (IPA [paˈsiʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,157 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pasillo, with forms such as "apsillo", "pacillo", and "paisllo". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "pillo", "pasivo", "pasito", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pasillo, spelled P-A-S-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un paso largo y estrecho que comunica dos espacios
  2. 2
    Parte de paso de una casaque comunica diferentes habitaciones, salas, etc.,
  3. 3
    Un paso franco a través de las filas de asientos.
  4. 4
    Un ala de un edificio, en una iglesia la separada de la nave propiamente dicha por las columnas
  5. 5
    Un paso franco en un supermercado con estantes a ambos lados que contengan mercancías para la venta.
  6. 6
    Cualquier paso franco a través de un espacio que, de no existir, estaría obstruido.
  7. 7
    Camino aéreo que se asigna a los aviones en sus trayectorias regulares.

Synonyms

corredor

This word in other languages

Flur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apsillo
  • pacillo
  • paisllo
  • pasilo
  • pasilol
  • paslilo
  • passillo
  • ppasillo
  • psaillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apsillo2pacillo1paisllo2pasilo1pasilol2paslilo2passillo1ppasillo1
Edit distance from "pasillo"

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 "pasillo"?
"pasillo" is spelled P-A-S-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈsiʝo].
What does "pasillo" mean?
As a noun, "pasillo" means: Un paso largo y estrecho que comunica dos espacios
What words are commonly confused with "pasillo"?
"pasillo" is commonly confused with "pillo", "pasivo", "pasito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pasillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasillo" is [paˈsiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pasillo" come from?
"pasillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

profeta#8,165quiebra#8,171Mariana#8,142recetas#8,173

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

noción9 variantshábito9 variantsesposas9 variantsabrigo9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list