Which to use
“párpado” and “pasado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,394
- “párpado” frequency rank
- #226
- “pasado” frequency rank
- 44620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | párpado | pasado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Membrana móvil sobre un cartílago que cubre y protege el ojo en muchos animales. En el hombre hay dos por cada ojo | Temporada antes del presente. |
Where the eye mixes párpado and pasado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. párpado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pasado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses párpado with pasado
A purely visual mix-up. párpado ([ˈpaɾpað̞o]) and pasado ([paˈsað̞o]) 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 44620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
párpado is recorded at frequency rank #44,394, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾpað̞o]. pasado is at rank #226, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈsað̞o].
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 44620, this pair ranks #136,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of párpado vs pasado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "párpado": rá. Private to "pasado": s.
"párpado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pasado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasado ← apsado · paasdo · pasaddo · pasaod · pasdao · passado · ppasado · psaado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "párpado" for "pasado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "párpado" vs "pasado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "párpado" and "pasado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "párpado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "párpado" and "pasado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "párpado vs pasmado". 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 #136,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.