pasos

[ˈpasos]

/[ˈpasos]/ noun

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The verdict

“pasos” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,952
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En algunos deportes, en especial el baloncesto y el balonmano, falta que consiste en dar más de tres pasos con la pelota en la mano sin botarla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pasos · pasos · Spanish

pasos · rank #1,952 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,952
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH onda

Nearest frequency peer: onda (-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 “pasos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pasos” 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).

pasos vs peso
60% similar
pasos vs puso
60% similar
pasos vs piso
60% similar

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

Key facts for pasos
PropertyValue
Headwordpasos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpasos]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,952
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pasos”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pasoscae 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 “onda” (#1,951), “quede” (#1,953), “oferta” (#1,950). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pasos” va en #1,952. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pasos (IPA [ˈpasos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,952 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "En algunos deportes, en especial el baloncesto y el balonmano, falta que consiste en dar más de tres pasos con la pelota en la mano sin botarla.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pasos, with forms such as "apsos", "paoss", and "pasoss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "peso", "puso", "piso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pasos, spelled P-A-S-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    En algunos deportes, en especial el baloncesto y el balonmano, falta que consiste en dar más de tres pasos con la pelota en la mano sin botarla.

Synonyms

cámino

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apsos
  • paoss
  • pasoss
  • passos
  • ppasos
  • psaos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apsos2paoss2pasoss1passos1ppasos1psaos2
Edit distance from "pasos"

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 "pasos"?
"pasos" is spelled P-A-S-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpasos].
What does "pasos" mean?
As a noun, "pasos" means: En algunos deportes, en especial el baloncesto y el balonmano, falta que consiste en dar más de tres pasos con la pelota en la mano sin botarla.
What words are commonly confused with "pasos"?
"pasos" is commonly confused with "peso", "puso", "piso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pasos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasos" is [ˈpasos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pasos" come from?
"pasos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quede#1,953lados#1,942bolsa#1,969clima#1,974

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sigo6 variantsperros6 variantsshow6 variantseuros6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list