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“pasajes” and “peajes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,763
“pasajes” frequency rank
#24,991
“peajes” frequency rank
32754
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasajes peajes
Definition Forma del plural de pasaje. Forma del plural de peaje.

Where the eye mixes pasajes and peajes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasajes runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against peajes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
pasajes
6 ch
peajes

Visual trap between pasajes and peajes

A purely visual mix-up. pasajes ([paˈsaxes]) and peajes ([peˈaxes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pasajes is recorded at frequency rank #7,763, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsaxes]. peajes is at rank #24,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈaxes].

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 32754, this pair ranks #200,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pasajes vs peajes

Shared letters: aejps. Private to "pasajes": -. Private to "peajes": -.

"pasajes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "peajes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pasajes ← apsajes · paasjes · pasaejs · pasajess · pasajjes · pasajse · pasjaes · passajes
  • peajes ← epajes · paejes · peaejs · peajess · peajjes · peajse · pejaes · ppeajes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pasajes" for "peajes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([paˈsaxes] versus [peˈaxes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pasajes" vs "peajes" - which ranks higher?
"pasajes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,763 in our Spanish list, against #24,991 for "peajes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "pasajes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "peajes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pasajes" and "peajes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peajes vs peines". 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 #200,376 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