Which to use
“paños” and “paso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,556
- “paños” frequency rank
- #343
- “paso” frequency rank
- 26899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paños | paso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquier género de vestiduras. | Cada uno de los movimientos de avance de las piernas al caminar. |
Where the eye mixes paños and paso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses paños with paso
A purely visual mix-up. paños ([ˈpaɲos]) and paso ([ˈpaso]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paños is recorded at frequency rank #26,556, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɲos]. paso is at rank #343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaso].
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 26899, this pair ranks #229,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paños vs paso
Shared letters: aops. Private to "paños": ñ. Private to "paso": -.
"paños" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "paso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- paso ← apso · paos · passo · ppaso · psao
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paños" for "paso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "paños" vs "paso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "paños" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paños" and "paso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pacos vs paños". 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 #229,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.