pajerosvspasajerosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,440
“pajeros” frequency rank
#3,003
“pasajeros” frequency rank
43443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pajeros pasajeros
Definition Forma del plural de pajero. Forma del plural de pasajero.

Where the eye mixes pajeros and pasajeros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pajeros runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pasajeros's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
pajeros
9 ch
pasajeros

Look-alike desk: pajeros vs pasajeros

A purely visual mix-up. pajeros ([paˈxeɾos]) and pasajeros ([pasaˈxeɾos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pajeros is recorded at frequency rank #40,440, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈxeɾos]. pasajeros is at rank #3,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pasaˈxeɾos].

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 43443, this pair ranks #142,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pajeros vs pasajeros

Shared letters: aejoprs. Private to "pajeros": -. Private to "pasajeros": -.

"pajeros" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pasajeros" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pajeros ← apjeros · paejros · pajeors · pajeross · pajerros · pajerso · pajjeros · pajreos
  • pasajeros ← apsajeros · paasjeros · pasaejros · pasajeors · pasajeross · pasajerros · pasajerso · pasajjeros

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pajeros" for "pasajeros" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([paˈxeɾos] versus [pasaˈxeɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pajeros" or "pasajeros"?
"pasajeros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,003 in our Spanish list, against #40,440 for "pajeros". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pajeros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pasajeros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pajeros" and "pasajeros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pajares vs pajeros". 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 #142,620 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