pasma
[ˈpasma]
The verdict
“pasma” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,370 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,370
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Policía u otro cuerpo de seguridad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pasma · pasma · Spanish
pasma · rank #93,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,370
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH pastillita
Nearest frequency peer: pastillita (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “pasma”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- paleografía
paleografía
6,639 corpus weight
- palidece
palidece
6,638 corpus weight
- participase
participase
6,634 corpus weight
- pasma
pasma
6,631 corpus weight
- pastillita
pastillita
6,630 corpus weight
- pateaba
pateaba
6,629 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pasma” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pasma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpasma] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #93,370 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pasma” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pasma is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,370 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpasma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Policía u otro cuerpo de seguridad.".
pasma has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pasma, spelled P-A-S-M-A.
Definition
- 1Policía u otro cuerpo de seguridad.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pasma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cuando hay gritos en la calle/Te veo pasar/Y cuando llega la pasma/A echar a volar
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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