Which to use
“pasado” is a noun and “pasas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #226
- “pasado” frequency rank
- #5,416
- “pasas” frequency rank
- 5642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasado | pasas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Temporada antes del presente. | Forma del femenino plural de paso. |
Where the eye mixes pasado and pasas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasado is [paˈsað̞o] while pasas is [ˈpasas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasado is recorded at frequency rank #226, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsað̞o]. pasas is at rank #5,416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpasas].
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 5642, this pair ranks #313,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasado vs pasas
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasado": do. Private to "pasas": -.
"pasado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC