Which to use
“pasadas” is a participle and “posadas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,046
- “pasadas” frequency rank
- #15,936
- “posadas” frequency rank
- 22982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasadas | posadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pasado, participio de pasar. | Forma del plural de posada. |
Where the eye mixes pasadas and posadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pasadas with posadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasadas is [paˈsað̞as] while posadas is [poˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “pasadas” becomes o in “posadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22982, 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]. 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 22982, this pair ranks #247,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasadas vs posadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasadas": -. Private to "posadas": o.
"pasadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "posadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasadas" for "posadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pasadas" or "posadas"?
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 "posadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasadas" 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 #247,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.