pasajeravspasajerosTell them apart

Quick tell: pasajera is a adjective, pasajeros is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pasajera” is an adjective and “pasajeros” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,752
“pasajera” frequency rank
#3,003
“pasajeros” frequency rank
28755
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasajera pasajeros
Definition Forma del femenino singular de pasajero. Forma del plural de pasajero.

Where the eye mixes pasajera and pasajeros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pasajera runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against pasajeros's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
pasajera
9 ch
pasajeros

Look-alike desk: pasajera vs pasajeros

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasajera is [pasaˈxeɾa] while pasajeros is [pasaˈxeɾos]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pasajera is recorded at frequency rank #25,752, classified as anadj, pronounced [pasaˈxeɾa]. pasajeros is at rank #3,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pasaˈxeɾos].

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 28755, this pair ranks #220,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pasajera vs pasajeros

Shared letters: aejprs. Private to "pasajera": -. Private to "pasajeros": o.

"pasajera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "pasajeros" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pasajera ← apsajera · paasjera · pasaejra · pasajear · pasajerra · pasajjera · pasajrea · pasjaera
  • pasajeros ← apsajeros · paasjeros · pasaejros · pasajeors · pasajeross · pasajerros · pasajerso · pasajjeros

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pasajera" and "pasajeros" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pasajera" is an adjective and "pasajeros" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pasajera" or "pasajeros"?
"pasajeros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,003 in our Spanish list, against #25,752 for "pasajera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "pasajera" and "pasajeros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pasajera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pasajeros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #220,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pasajera" and "pasajeros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paraderos vs pasajeros". 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 #220,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list