Which to use
“pasea” and “putea” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,166
- “pasea” frequency rank
- #48,024
- “putea” frequency rank
- 71190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasea | putea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasear. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de putear. |
Where the eye mixes pasea and putea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pasea and putea follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pasea vs putea
A purely visual mix-up. pasea ([paˈsea]) and putea ([puˈt̪ea]) 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 71190, 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]. putea is at rank #48,024, tagged as averb, pronounced [puˈt̪ea].
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 71190, this pair ranks #28,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasea vs putea
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pasea": s. Private to "putea": tu.
"pasea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "putea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pasea" and "putea" 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 "putea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasea" and "putea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "potes vs putea". 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 #28,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.