Which to use
“pasados” is a participle and “pasándose” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,096
- “pasados” frequency rank
- #46,712
- “pasándose” frequency rank
- 52808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasados | pasándose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pasado, participio de pasar. | Gerundio de pasar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico. |
Where the eye mixes pasados and pasándose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pasados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pasándose's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pasados vs pasándose
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasados is [paˈsað̞os] while pasándose is [paˈsãn̪d̪ose]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasados is recorded at frequency rank #6,096, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paˈsað̞os]. pasándose is at rank #46,712, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsãn̪d̪ose].
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 52808, this pair ranks #90,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasados vs pasándose
Shared letters: adops. Private to "pasados": -. Private to "pasándose": ená.
"pasados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasándose" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasados ← apsados · paasdos · pasaddos · pasadoss · pasadso · pasaods · pasdaos · passados
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasados" for "pasándose" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pasados" or "pasándose"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasados" and "pasándose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasándose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasados" and "pasándose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasados vs picados". 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 #90,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.