paseavsplasmaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pasea is a verb, plasma is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pasea” is a verb and “plasma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,166
“pasea” frequency rank
#11,652
“plasma” frequency rank
34818
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasea plasma
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasear. Parte líquida de la sangre y la linfa, y líquido de la misma composición que baña espacios corporales como el líquido cefalorraquideano o fluído intersticial.

Where the eye mixes pasea and plasma

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pasea
6 ch
plasma

Visual trap between pasea and plasma

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasea is [paˈsea] while plasma is [ˈplasma]. 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 34818, 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]. plasma is at rank #11,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplasma].

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 34818, this pair ranks #189,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pasea vs plasma

Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasea": e. Private to "plasma": lm.

"pasea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "plasma" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paseaapsea · pacea · paesa · pasae · passea · ppasea · psaea
  • plasmalpasma · palsma · plamsa · plasam · plasmma · plassma · pllasma · plsama

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pasea" and "plasma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pasea" is a verb and "plasma" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pasea" or "plasma"?
"plasma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,652 in our Spanish list, against #23,166 for "pasea". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "plasma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #189,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pasea" and "plasma" 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 #189,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list