Which to use
“pasados” and “pisadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,096
- “pasados” frequency rank
- #34,270
- “pisadas” frequency rank
- 40366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasados | pisadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pasado, participio de pasar. | Forma del femenino plural de pisado, participio de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pasados and pisadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasados and pisadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pasados with pisadas
A purely visual mix-up. pasados ([paˈsað̞os]) and pisadas ([piˈsað̞as]) 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 40366, 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]. pisadas is at rank #34,270, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [piˈsað̞as].
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 40366, this pair ranks #159,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasados vs pisadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pasados": o. Private to "pisadas": i.
"pasados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pisadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasados" and "pisadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pasados" or "pisadas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasados" and "pisadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pisadas". 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 #159,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.