Which to use
“pasadas” and “pesadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,046
- “pasadas” frequency rank
- #13,114
- “pesadas” frequency rank
- 20160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasadas | pesadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pasado, participio de pasar. | Forma del femenino plural de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes pasadas and pesadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pasadas with pesadas
A purely visual mix-up. pasadas ([paˈsað̞as]) and pesadas ([peˈsað̞as]) 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 e in “pesadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20160, 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]. pesadas is at rank #13,114, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞as].
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 20160, this pair ranks #260,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasadas vs pesadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasadas": -. Private to "pesadas": e.
"pasadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pesadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasadas" and "pesadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pasadas" vs "pesadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasadas" and "pesadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pesadas". 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 #260,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.