Which to use
“pase” and “peaje” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,147
- “pase” frequency rank
- #15,194
- “peaje” frequency rank
- 16341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pase | peaje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de pasar (en sus diferentes acepciones). | Derecho de tránsito. |
Where the eye mixes pase and peaje
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pase vs peaje
A purely visual mix-up. pase ([ˈpase]) and peaje ([peˈaxe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pase is recorded at frequency rank #1,147, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpase]. peaje is at rank #15,194, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈaxe].
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 16341, this pair ranks #276,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pase vs peaje
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pase": s. Private to "peaje": j.
"pase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "peaje" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pase" for "peaje" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pase" or "peaje" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pase" and "peaje" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peaje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pase" and "peaje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peaje vs pence". 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 #276,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.