Which to use
“pasadas” and “pasados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,046
- “pasadas” frequency rank
- #6,096
- “pasados” frequency rank
- 13142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasadas | pasados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pasado, participio de pasar. | Forma del plural de pasado, participio de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasadas and pasados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pasadas and pasados
A purely visual mix-up. pasadas ([paˈsað̞as]) and pasados ([paˈsað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “pasadas” becomes o in “pasados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasadas is recorded at frequency rank #7,046, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paˈsað̞as]. pasados is at rank #6,096, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [paˈsað̞os].
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 13142, this pair ranks #288,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasadas vs pasados
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasadas": -. Private to "pasados": o.
"pasadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasadas" and "pasados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasadas" and "pasados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasadas vs peladas". 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 #288,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.