Which to use
“pace” and “pasea” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,175
- “pace” frequency rank
- #23,166
- “pasea” frequency rank
- 58341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pace | pasea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pacer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasear. |
Where the eye mixes pace and pasea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pace runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pasea's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pace with pasea
A purely visual mix-up. pace ([ˈpase]) and pasea ([paˈsea]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pace is recorded at frequency rank #35,175, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpase]. pasea is at rank #23,166, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsea].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58341, this pair ranks #66,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pace vs pasea
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pace": c. Private to "pasea": s.
"pace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pasea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pace" for "pasea" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pace" vs "pasea" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pace" and "pasea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pace vs PRC". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #66,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.