Which to use
“pasado” is a noun and “plasmado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #226
- “pasado” frequency rank
- #33,774
- “plasmado” frequency rank
- 34000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasado | plasmado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Temporada antes del presente. | Participio de plasmar o de plasmarse. |
Where the eye mixes pasado and plasmado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasado vs plasmado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasado is [paˈsað̞o] while plasmado is [plasˈmað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasado is recorded at frequency rank #226, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsað̞o]. plasmado is at rank #33,774, tagged as averb, pronounced [plasˈmað̞o].
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 34000, this pair ranks #193,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasado vs plasmado
Shared letters: adops. Private to "pasado": -. Private to "plasmado": lm.
"pasado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "plasmado" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasado" for "plasmado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasado" vs "plasmado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasado" and "plasmado" 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 "plasmado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasado" and "plasmado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasmado vs plasmado". 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 #193,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.