paisajevspasateWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: paisaje is a noun, pasate is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“paisaje” is a noun and “pasate” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,029
“paisaje” frequency rank
#38,865
“pasate” frequency rank
42894
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature paisaje pasate
Definition Extensión de terreno que se ofrece a la vista. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de pasarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes paisaje and pasate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. paisaje runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against pasate's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
paisaje
6 ch
pasate

Visual trap between paisaje and pasate

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: paisaje is [pajˈsaxe] while pasate is [paˈsat̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

paisaje is recorded at frequency rank #4,029, classified as anoun, pronounced [pajˈsaxe]. pasate is at rank #38,865, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsat̪e].

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 42894, this pair ranks #145,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of paisaje vs pasate

Shared letters: aeps. Private to "paisaje": ij. Private to "pasate": t.

"paisaje" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "pasate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paisaje ← apisaje · paiasje · paisaej · paisajje · paisjae · paissaje · pasiaje · piasaje
  • pasate ← apsate · paaste · pasaet · pasatte · pastae · ppasate · psaate

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "paisaje" and "pasate" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "paisaje" is a noun and "pasate" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "paisaje" vs "pasate" - which ranks higher?
"paisaje" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,029 in our Spanish list, against #38,865 for "pasate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "paisaje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pasate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #145,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "paisaje" and "pasate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasate vs past". 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 #145,704 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