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“pasante” and “patente” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,916
- “pasante” frequency rank
- #5,870
- “patente” frequency rank
- 37786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasante | patente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pasa. | Claro, evidente; evidente a la percepción sensorial o intelectual. |
Where the eye mixes pasante and patente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasante and patente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pasante vs patente
A purely visual mix-up. pasante ([paˈsãn̪t̪e]) and patente ([paˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]) 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 37786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasante is recorded at frequency rank #31,916, classified as anadj, pronounced [paˈsãn̪t̪e]. patente is at rank #5,870, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e].
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 37786, this pair ranks #173,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasante vs patente
Shared letters: aenpt. Private to "pasante": s. Private to "patente": -.
"pasante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "patente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasante" and "patente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pasante" or "patente"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pasante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasante" and "patente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasante vs pedante". 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 #173,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.