pasto
[ˈpast̪o]
The verdict
“pasto” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,158 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,158
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquier producto vegetal que puede alimentar al ganado o a la fauna silvestre bien directamente, bien suministrado como forraje.
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 | pasto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpast̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #8,158 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pasto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pasto is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpast̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,158 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pasto, with forms such as "apsto", "pasot", and "passto". 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, "pat", "post", "peso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pasto, spelled P-A-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1Cualquier producto vegetal que puede alimentar al ganado o a la fauna silvestre bien directamente, bien suministrado como forraje.
- 2Césped.
- 3Acción de pastar.
- 4Prado donde pasta el ganado.
- 5Lo que es consumido en una acción o actividad.
- 6Hecho o noticia que fomenta una actividad.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apsto,pasot,passto,pastto,patso,ppasto,psato
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pasto - 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 “pasto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-S-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpast̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pat” - see the side-by-side comparison. pasto vs pat
- 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.