Which to use
“pasas” and “putas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,416
- “pasas” frequency rank
- #3,354
- “putas” frequency rank
- 8770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasas | putas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de paso. | Forma del plural de puta. |
Where the eye mixes pasas and putas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasas vs putas
A purely visual mix-up. pasas ([ˈpasas]) and putas ([ˈput̪as]) 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 8770, 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]. putas is at rank #3,354, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈput̪as].
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 8770, this pair ranks #303,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasas vs putas
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasas": -. Private to "putas": tu.
"pasas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "putas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasas" and "putas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pasas" vs "putas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasas" and "putas" 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 "putas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasas" and "putas" 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 #303,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.