Which to use
“pasados” is a participle and “posado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,096
- “pasados” frequency rank
- #47,341
- “posado” frequency rank
- 53437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasados | posado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pasado, participio de pasar. | Difunto. |
Where the eye mixes pasados and posado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against posado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pasados vs posado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasados is [paˈsað̞os] while posado is [poˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53437, 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]. posado is at rank #47,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poˈsað̞o].
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 53437, this pair ranks #87,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasados vs posado
Shared letters: adops. Private to "pasados": -. Private to "posado": -.
"pasados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "posado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasados" and "posado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pasados" vs "posado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasados" and "posado" 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 "posado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasados" and "posado" 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 #87,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.