Which to use
“pasea” and “pateo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,166
- “pasea” frequency rank
- #46,713
- “pateo” frequency rank
- 69879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasea | pateo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasear. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de patear. |
Where the eye mixes pasea and pateo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pasea and pateo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pasea and pateo
A purely visual mix-up. pasea ([paˈsea]) and pateo ([paˈt̪eo]) 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 69879, 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]. pateo is at rank #46,713, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈt̪eo].
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 69879, this pair ranks #31,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasea vs pateo
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pasea": s. Private to "pateo": ot.
"pasea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pateo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasea" and "pateo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasea" or "pateo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pateo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasea" and "pateo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pateo vs platero". 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 #31,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.