Which to use
“pasado” and “pecado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #226
- “pasado” frequency rank
- #4,446
- “pecado” frequency rank
- 4672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasado | pecado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Temporada antes del presente. | Trasgresión voluntaria de los mandamientos religiosos o divinos; infracción moral. |
Where the eye mixes pasado and pecado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pasado and pecado
A purely visual mix-up. pasado ([paˈsað̞o]) and pecado ([peˈkað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasado is recorded at frequency rank #226, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsað̞o]. pecado is at rank #4,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈkað̞o].
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 4672, this pair ranks #315,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasado vs pecado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "pasado": s. Private to "pecado": ce.
"pasado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pecado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasado" for "pecado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasado" vs "pecado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pasado" and "pecado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pecado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasado" and "pecado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecado vs plegado". 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 #315,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.