pastas

[ˈpast̪as]

/[ˈpast̪as]/ noun

The verdict

“pastas” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,200
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de pasta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pastas · pastas · Spanish

pastas · rank #19,200 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,200
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pascal

Nearest frequency peer: pascal (-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 “pastas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pastas” 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).

pastas vs pata
67% similar
pastas vs pista
67% similar
pastas vs putas
67% similar

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

Key facts for pastas
PropertyValue
Headwordpastas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpast̪as]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,200
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pastas”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pastascae 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 “pascal” (#19,199), “patrias” (#19,201), “partieron” (#19,198). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pastas” va en #19,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pastas (IPA [ˈpast̪as]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,200 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de pasta.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pastas, with forms such as "apstas", "pasats", and "passtas". 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, "pata", "pista", "putas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is pastas, spelled P-A-S-T-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de pasta.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apstas
  • pasats
  • passtas
  • pastass
  • pastsa
  • pasttas
  • patsas
  • ppastas
  • psatas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apstas2pasats2passtas1pastass1pastsa2pasttas1patsas2ppastas1
Edit distance from "pastas"

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

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list