Which to use
“pasados” is a participle and “pasmado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,096
- “pasados” frequency rank
- #47,981
- “pasmado” frequency rank
- 54077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasados | pasmado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pasado, participio de pasar. | Participio de pasmar o de pasmarse. |
Where the eye mixes pasados and pasmado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pasados (CVCVCVC) and pasmado (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pasados with pasmado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasados is [paˈsað̞os] while pasmado is [pasˈmað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54077, 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]. pasmado is at rank #47,981, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasˈmað̞o].
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 54077, this pair ranks #84,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasados vs pasmado
Shared letters: adops. Private to "pasados": -. Private to "pasmado": m.
"pasados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasados" and "pasmado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pasados" vs "pasmado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasmado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasados" and "pasmado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasmado vs posado". 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 #84,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.