Which to use
“pasada” is a noun and “plagada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,992
- “pasada” frequency rank
- #32,338
- “plagada” frequency rank
- 34330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasada | plagada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse. | Forma del femenino de plagado, participio de plagar. |
Where the eye mixes pasada and plagada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasada vs plagada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasada is [paˈsað̞a] while plagada is [plaˈɣ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34330, 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]. plagada is at rank #32,338, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [plaˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 34330, this pair ranks #192,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasada vs plagada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "pasada": s. Private to "plagada": gl.
"pasada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "plagada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasada" for "plagada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasada" vs "plagada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plagada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasada" and "plagada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plagada vs plegado". 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 #192,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.