pausa

[ˈpawsa]

/[ˈpawsa]/ noun

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The verdict

“pausa” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,688
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pequeña parada o interrupción cuando se está haciendo algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pausa · pausa · Spanish

pausa · rank #8,688 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,688
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pabellón

Nearest frequency peer: pabellón (-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 “pausa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pausa” 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).

pausa vs pus
60% similar
pausa vs púa
40% similar
pausa vs puta
60% similar

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

Key facts for pausa
PropertyValue
Headwordpausa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpawsa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,688
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pausa”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pabellón” (#8,687), “peligrosas” (#8,689), “operador” (#8,686). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pausa” va en #8,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pausa (IPA [ˈpawsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,688 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pausa, with forms such as "apusa", "pasua", and "pauas". 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, "pus", "púa", "puta", 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is pausa, spelled P-A-U-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pequeña parada o interrupción cuando se está haciendo algo.
  2. 2
    Lentitud en la forma de hacer una tarea.
  3. 3
    Acto de hacer durar el silencio de una nota musical más de lo normal.
  4. 4
    Silencio con el que se marca un grupo de sonidos de una frase.

This word in other languages

pause(English)pause(Français)Pause(Deutsch)pausa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apusa
  • pasua
  • pauas
  • paussa
  • ppausa
  • puasa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pausa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apusa2pasua2pauas2paussa1ppausa1puasa2
Edit distance from "pausa"

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 "pausa"?
"pausa" is spelled P-A-U-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpawsa].
What does "pausa" mean?
As a noun, "pausa" means: Pequeña parada o interrupción cuando se está haciendo algo.
What words are commonly confused with "pausa"?
"pausa" is commonly confused with "pus", "púa", "puta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pausa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pausa" is [ˈpawsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pausa" come from?
"pausa" 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 "pausa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ocupó#8,685Lenin#8,674grand#8,666freno#8,663

Similar misspelling depth

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

Amada6 variantsayudo6 variantsanexo6 variantscallar6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list