Which to use
“pasadas” is a participle and “payasadas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,046
- “pasadas” frequency rank
- #36,732
- “payasadas” frequency rank
- 43778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasadas | payasadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pasado, participio de pasar. | Forma del plural de payasada. |
Where the eye mixes pasadas and payasadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pasadas and payasadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasadas is [paˈsað̞as] while payasadas is [paʝaˈsað̞as]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43778, 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]. payasadas is at rank #36,732, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paʝaˈsað̞as].
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 43778, this pair ranks #140,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasadas vs payasadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasadas": -. Private to "payasadas": y.
"pasadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "payasadas" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasadas" and "payasadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pasadas" or "payasadas"?
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 "pasadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "payasadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasadas" and "payasadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "payasada vs payasadas". 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 #140,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.