Which to use
“pasadas” and “pensadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,046
- “pasadas” frequency rank
- #33,764
- “pensadas” frequency rank
- 40810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasadas | pensadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pasado, participio de pasar. | Forma del femenino plural de pensado, participio de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes pasadas and pensadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasadas vs pensadas
A purely visual mix-up. pasadas ([paˈsað̞as]) and pensadas ([pẽnˈsað̞as]) 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 40810, 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]. pensadas is at rank #33,764, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pẽnˈsað̞as].
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 40810, this pair ranks #157,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasadas vs pensadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasadas": -. Private to "pensadas": en.
"pasadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pensadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasadas" and "pensadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pasadas" vs "pensadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasadas" and "pensadas" 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 "pensadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasadas" and "pensadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pensadas". 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 #157,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.