Which to use
“pasear” and “patea” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,206
- “pasear” frequency rank
- #33,758
- “patea” frequency rank
- 40964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasear | patea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Andar por diversión o por hacer ejercicio o para tomar el aire. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de patear. |
Where the eye mixes pasear and patea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pasear runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against patea's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pasear vs patea
A purely visual mix-up. pasear ([paseˈaɾ]) and patea ([paˈt̪ea]) 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 40964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasear is recorded at frequency rank #7,206, classified as averb, pronounced [paseˈaɾ]. patea is at rank #33,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈt̪ea].
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 40964, this pair ranks #156,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasear vs patea
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pasear": rs. Private to "patea": t.
"pasear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "patea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasear" for "patea" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasear" vs "patea" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasear" and "patea" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasear" and "patea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parca vs patea". 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 #156,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.