Which to use
“pasada” and “posadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,992
- “pasada” frequency rank
- #15,936
- “posadas” frequency rank
- 17928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasada | posadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse. | Forma del plural de posada. |
Where the eye mixes pasada and posadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasada vs posadas
A purely visual mix-up. pasada ([paˈsað̞a]) and posadas ([poˈsað̞as]) 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 17928, 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]. posadas is at rank #15,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poˈsað̞as].
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 17928, this pair ranks #270,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasada vs posadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasada": -. Private to "posadas": o.
"pasada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "posadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasada" and "posadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pasada" vs "posadas" - which ranks higher?
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 "posadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasada" and "posadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs posadas". 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 #270,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.