Which to use
“pasada” is a noun and “pisada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,992
- “pasada” frequency rank
- #46,123
- “pisada” frequency rank
- 48115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasada | pisada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse. | Forma del femenino de pisado, participio de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pasada and pisada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasada vs pisada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasada is [paˈsað̞a] while pisada is [piˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “pasada” becomes i in “pisada”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48115, 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]. pisada is at rank #46,123, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [piˈsað̞a].
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 48115, this pair ranks #116,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasada vs pisada
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasada": -. Private to "pisada": i.
"pasada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pisada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasada" for "pisada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasada" vs "pisada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasada" and "pisada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pisada vs posado". 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 #116,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.