Which to use
“pasada” and “payasada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,992
- “pasada” frequency rank
- #43,164
- “payasada” frequency rank
- 45156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasada | payasada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse. | Dicho o acto divertido, propio de un payaso. |
Where the eye mixes pasada and payasada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pasada with payasada
A purely visual mix-up. pasada ([paˈsað̞a]) and payasada ([paʝaˈsað̞a]) 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 45156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasada is recorded at frequency rank #1,992, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsað̞a]. payasada is at rank #43,164, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paʝaˈsað̞a].
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 45156, this pair ranks #133,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasada vs payasada
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasada": -. Private to "payasada": y.
"pasada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "payasada" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasada" for "payasada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasada" vs "payasada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pasada" and "payasada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "payasada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasada" and "payasada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "payasada vs payasadas". 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 #133,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.