pasto

[ˈpast̪o]

/[ˈpast̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“pasto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,158
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquier producto vegetal que puede alimentar al ganado o a la fauna silvestre bien directamente, bien suministrado como forraje.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pasto · pasto · Spanish

pasto · rank #8,158 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,158
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasillo

Nearest frequency peer: pasillo (-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 “pasto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pasto” 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).

pasto vs pat
60% similar
pasto vs post
60% similar
pasto vs peso
60% similar

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

Key facts for pasto
PropertyValue
Headwordpasto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpast̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,158
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pasto”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pastocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pasillo” (#8,157), “payaso” (#8,159), “Pascua” (#8,156). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pasto” va en #8,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pasto (IPA [ˈpast̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,158 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Cualquier producto vegetal que puede alimentar al ganado o a la fauna silvestre bien directamente, bien suministrado como forraje.
  2. 2
    Césped.
  3. 3
    Acción de pastar.
  4. 4
    Prado donde pasta el ganado.
  5. 5
    Lo que es consumido en una acción o actividad.
  6. 6
    Hecho o noticia que fomenta una actividad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pasto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La vivienda fue pasto de las llamas.
  2. Su matrimonio fue pasto de toda clase de rumores.

Synonyms

alzadaapriscodehesaengordaderoherbajeherbazalmajadapastizalpasturapraderaveranaderopábuloalimento

This word in other languages

pasture(English)pâturage(Français)Weide(Deutsch)pasto(Português)

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.

apsto2pasot2passto1pastto1patso2ppasto1psato2
Edit distance from "pasto"

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 "pasto"?
"pasto" is spelled P-A-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpast̪o].
What does "pasto" mean?
As a noun, "pasto" means: Cualquier producto vegetal que puede alimentar al ganado o a la fauna silvestre bien directamente, bien suministrado como forraje.
What words are commonly confused with "pasto"?
"pasto" is commonly confused with "pat", "post", "peso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pasto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasto" is [ˈpast̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pasto" come from?
"pasto" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

odian#8,152putos#8,169Luisa#8,139roban#8,180

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

LGBT7 variantsgripe7 variantsyoung7 variantsactas7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list