pagesvspasosConfusable pair

Which to use

“pages” and “pasos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,199
“pages” frequency rank
#1,952
“pasos” frequency rank
38151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pages pasos
Definition Forma del plural de page. En algunos deportes, en especial el baloncesto y el balonmano, falta que consiste en dar más de tres pasos con la pelota en la mano sin botarla.

Where the eye mixes pages and pasos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pages
5 ch
pasos

Visual trap between pages and pasos

A purely visual mix-up. pages (/ˈpeɪdʒɪz/) and pasos ([ˈpasos]) 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 38151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pages is recorded at frequency rank #36,199, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪdʒɪz/. pasos is at rank #1,952, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpasos].

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 38151, this pair ranks #171,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pages vs pasos

Shared letters: aps. Private to "pages": eg. Private to "pasos": o.

"pages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pasos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pagesapges · paegs · pagess · pagges · pagse · pgaes · ppages
  • pasosapsos · paoss · pasoss · passos · ppasos · psaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pages" and "pasos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpeɪdʒɪz/ versus [ˈpasos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pages" vs "pasos" - which ranks higher?
"pasos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,952 in our Spanish list, against #36,199 for "pages". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pasos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pages" and "pasos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pages vs potes". 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 #171,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list