Which to use
“padre” and “pase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #363
- “padre” frequency rank
- #1,147
- “pase” frequency rank
- 1510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padre | pase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Macho, animal o humano, que ha engendrado o adoptado hijos. | Acción o efecto de pasar (en sus diferentes acepciones). |
Where the eye mixes padre and pase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: padre vs pase
A purely visual mix-up. padre ([ˈpað̞ɾe]) and pase ([ˈpase]) 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 1510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padre is recorded at frequency rank #363, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpað̞ɾe]. pase is at rank #1,147, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpase].
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 1510, this pair ranks #321,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of padre vs pase
Shared letters: aep. Private to "padre": dr. Private to "pase": s.
"padre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "padre" and "pase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "padre" or "pase" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "padre" and "pase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "padre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padre" and "pase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pa'l vs pase". 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 #321,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.