Which to use
“pactado” and “pasmado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,335
- “pactado” frequency rank
- #47,981
- “pasmado” frequency rank
- 66316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pactado | pasmado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pactar. | Participio de pasmar o de pasmarse. |
Where the eye mixes pactado and pasmado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pactado vs pasmado
A purely visual mix-up. pactado ([pakˈt̪að̞o]) and pasmado ([pasˈmað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pactado is recorded at frequency rank #18,335, classified as averb, pronounced [pakˈt̪að̞o]. pasmado is at rank #47,981, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasˈmað̞o].
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 66316, this pair ranks #40,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pactado vs pasmado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "pactado": ct. Private to "pasmado": ms.
"pactado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pasmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pactado" and "pasmado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pactado" or "pasmado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pactado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasmado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pactado" and "pasmado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasmado vs posado". 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 #40,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.