páginasvspasivasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: páginas is a noun, pasivas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“páginas” is a noun and “pasivas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,494
“páginas” frequency rank
#37,767
“pasivas” frequency rank
39261
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature páginas pasivas
Definition Forma del plural de página. Forma del femenino plural de pasivo.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set páginas and pasivas apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
páginas
7 ch
pasivas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: páginas is [ˈpaxinas] while pasivas is [paˈsiβ̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

páginas is recorded at frequency rank #1,494, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaxinas]. pasivas is at rank #37,767, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paˈsiβ̞as].

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 39261, this pair ranks #165,559 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of páginas vs pasivas

Shared letters: aips. Private to "páginas": gná. Private to "pasivas": v.

"páginas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pasivas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pasivasapsivas · pacivas · paisvas · pasiavs · pasibas · pasivass · pasivsa · pasivvas

Frequency comparison

páginas#1,494
pasivas#37,767

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "páginas" and "pasivas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "páginas" is a noun and "pasivas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "páginas" or "pasivas"?
"páginas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,494 in our Spanish list, against #37,767 for "pasivas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering páginas vs pasivas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “páginas”; for an adjective, it's “pasivas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “páginas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list