Which to use
“pasando” and “pasmado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,021
- “pasando” frequency rank
- #47,981
- “pasmado” frequency rank
- 49002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasando | pasmado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de pasar. | Participio de pasmar o de pasmarse. |
Where the eye mixes pasando and pasmado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasando vs pasmado
A purely visual mix-up. pasando ([paˈsãn̪d̪o]) and pasmado ([pasˈmað̞o]) 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 49002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasando is recorded at frequency rank #1,021, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsãn̪d̪o]. pasmado is at rank #47,981, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasˈmað̞o].
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 49002, this pair ranks #111,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasando vs pasmado
Shared letters: adops. Private to "pasando": n. Private to "pasmado": m.
"pasando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "pasmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasando" and "pasmado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pasando" or "pasmado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasmado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasando" and "pasmado" 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 #111,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.