Which to use
“pasea” is a verb and “pata” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,166
- “pasea” frequency rank
- #5,869
- “pata” frequency rank
- 29035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasea | pata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasear. | Extremidad de los animales utilizada para la locomoción en tierra, que va en número de un único par en las aves y los primates hasta unos 200 pares en los miriápodos de la clase Diplopoda. Funcionalmente similar, es sin embargo evolutivamente muy diferente entre invertebrados y vertebrados. En estos últimos está por lo general dividida claramente en dos secciones, articuladas en la rodilla. |
Where the eye mixes pasea and pata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pasea and pata
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasea is [paˈsea] while pata is [ˈpat̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasea is recorded at frequency rank #23,166, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsea]. pata is at rank #5,869, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpat̪a].
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 29035, this pair ranks #218,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasea vs pata
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pasea": es. Private to "pata": t.
"pasea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasea" and "pata" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasea" and "pata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasea vs presea". 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 #218,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.