Which to use
“pasamos” and “pusimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,869
- “pasamos” frequency rank
- #12,037
- “pusimos” frequency rank
- 15906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasamos | pusimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de pasar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de poner o de ponerse. |
Where the eye mixes pasamos and pusimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasamos and pusimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pasamos vs pusimos
A purely visual mix-up. pasamos ([paˈsamos]) and pusimos ([puˈsimos]) 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 15906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasamos is recorded at frequency rank #3,869, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsamos]. pusimos is at rank #12,037, tagged as averb, pronounced [puˈsimos].
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 15906, this pair ranks #278,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasamos vs pusimos
Shared letters: mops. Private to "pasamos": a. Private to "pusimos": iu.
"pasamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pusimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasamos" and "pusimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pasamos" vs "pusimos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pasamos" and "pusimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pusimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasamos" and "pusimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pupilos vs pusimos". 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 #278,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.