Which to use
“pasada” is a noun and “plasmada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,992
- “pasada” frequency rank
- #44,929
- “plasmada” frequency rank
- 46921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasada | plasmada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse. | Forma del femenino de plasmado, participio de plasmar o de plasmarse. |
Where the eye mixes pasada and plasmada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasada vs plasmada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasada is [paˈsað̞a] while plasmada is [plasˈmað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 46921, 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]. plasmada is at rank #44,929, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [plasˈmað̞a].
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 46921, this pair ranks #122,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasada vs plasmada
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasada": -. Private to "plasmada": lm.
"pasada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "plasmada" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasada" and "plasmada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pasada" or "plasmada"?
Useful next steps
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 "plasmada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasada" and "plasmada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasmado vs plasmada". 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 #122,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.