paseavspuseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“pasea” and “puse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,166
“pasea” frequency rank
#2,523
“puse” frequency rank
25689
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasea puse
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasear. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de poner.

Where the eye mixes pasea and puse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pasea
4 ch
puse

Look-alike desk: pasea vs puse

A purely visual mix-up. pasea ([paˈsea]) and puse ([ˈpuse]) 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 25689, 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]. puse is at rank #2,523, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpuse].

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 25689, this pair ranks #235,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pasea vs puse

Shared letters: eps. Private to "pasea": a. Private to "puse": u.

"pasea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "puse" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paseaapsea · pacea · paesa · pasae · passea · ppasea · psaea
  • puseppuse · psue · puce · pusse · upse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pasea" and "puse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paˈsea] versus [ˈpuse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pasea" vs "puse" - which ranks higher?
"puse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,523 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

Eye-level mix-up between "pasea" and "puse" 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 "puse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #235,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pasea" and "puse" 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 #235,276 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