Which to use
“pasas” is an adjective and “pasaste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,416
- “pasas” frequency rank
- #12,891
- “pasaste” frequency rank
- 18307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasas | pasaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de paso. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasas and pasaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pasas and pasaste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasas is [ˈpasas] while pasaste is [paˈsast̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “pasas” sits inside “pasaste”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasas is recorded at frequency rank #5,416, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpasas]. pasaste is at rank #12,891, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsast̪e].
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 18307, this pair ranks #268,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasas vs pasaste
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasas": -. Private to "pasaste": et.
"pasas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pasaste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasas" for "pasaste" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasas" or "pasaste" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasas" and "pasaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasas" and "pasaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasas vs postas". 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 #268,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.