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

#15,192
“paseando” frequency rank
#47,981
“pasmado” frequency rank
63173
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature paseando pasmado
Definition Gerundio de pasear. Participio de pasmar o de pasmarse.

Where the eye mixes paseando and pasmado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
paseando
7 ch
pasmado

Look-alike desk: paseando vs pasmado

A purely visual mix-up. paseando ([paseˈãn̪d̪o]) and pasmado ([pasˈmað̞o]) 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 63173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

paseando is recorded at frequency rank #15,192, classified as averb, pronounced [paseˈãn̪d̪o]. pasmado is at rank #47,981, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasˈmað̞o].

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 63173, this pair ranks #49,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of paseando vs pasmado

Shared letters: adops. Private to "paseando": en. Private to "pasmado": m.

"paseando" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "pasmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paseandoapseando · paceando · paesando · pasaendo · paseadno · paseanddo · paseanndo · paseanod
  • pasmadoapsmado · pamsado · pasamdo · pasmaddo · pasmaod · pasmdao · pasmmado · passmado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "paseando" and "pasmado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paseˈãn̪d̪o] versus [pasˈmað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "paseando" vs "pasmado" - which ranks higher?
"paseando" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,192 in our Spanish list, against #47,981 for "pasmado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "paseando" and "pasmado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "paseando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pasmado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "paseando" and "pasmado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasmado vs posado". 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 #49,584 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