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

#49,179
“pajares” frequency rank
#7,763
“pasajes” frequency rank
56942
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pajares pasajes
Definition Forma del plural de pajar. Forma del plural de pasaje.

Where the eye mixes pajares and pasajes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pajares and pasajes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
pajares
7 ch
pasajes

Visual trap between pajares and pasajes

A purely visual mix-up. pajares ([paˈxaɾes]) and pasajes ([paˈsaxes]) 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 56942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pajares is recorded at frequency rank #49,179, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈxaɾes]. pasajes is at rank #7,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈsaxes].

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 56942, this pair ranks #72,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pajares vs pasajes

Shared letters: aejps. Private to "pajares": r. Private to "pasajes": -.

"pajares" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pasajes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pajares ← apjares · paajres · pajaers · pajaress · pajarres · pajarse · pajjares · pajraes
  • pasajes ← apsajes · paasjes · pasaejs · pasajess · pasajjes · pasajse · pasjaes · passajes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pajares" for "pasajes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([paˈxaɾes] versus [paˈsaxes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pajares" vs "pasajes" - which ranks higher?
"pasajes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,763 in our Spanish list, against #49,179 for "pajares". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "pajares" and "pasajes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pajares" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pasajes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pajares" and "pasajes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pajares vs pinares". 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 #72,486 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