Which to use
“pasaje” and “pésame” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,026
- “pasaje” frequency rank
- #20,484
- “pésame” frequency rank
- 25510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasaje | pésame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de pasar | Expresión con que se manifiesta el sentimiento de pena o aflicción por el fallecimiento de una persona. El pésame se da a los familiares más cercanos del fallecido, muy en particular al cónyuge, hermanos, padres e hijos. |
Where the eye mixes pasaje and pésame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pasaje and pésame follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pasaje and pésame
A purely visual mix-up. pasaje ([paˈsaxe]) and pésame ([ˈpesame]) 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 25510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasaje is recorded at frequency rank #5,026, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsaxe]. pésame is at rank #20,484, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpesame].
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 25510, this pair ranks #236,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasaje vs pésame
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "pasaje": j. Private to "pésame": mé.
"pasaje" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pésame" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasaje ← apsaje · paasje · pasaej · pasajje · pasjae · passaje · ppasaje · psaaje
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasaje" for "pésame" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasaje" vs "pésame" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasaje" and "pésame" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pésame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasaje" and "pésame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pesadez vs pésame". 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 #236,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.