Which to use
“pasemos” is a verb and “pésimos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,634
- “pasemos” frequency rank
- #42,097
- “pésimos” frequency rank
- 60731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasemos | pésimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de pasar. | Forma del masculino plural de pésimo. |
Where the eye mixes pasemos and pésimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasemos and pésimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pasemos with pésimos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasemos is [paˈsemos] while pésimos is [ˈpesimos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasemos is recorded at frequency rank #18,634, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsemos]. pésimos is at rank #42,097, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpesimos].
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 60731, this pair ranks #57,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasemos vs pésimos
Shared letters: mops. Private to "pasemos": ae. Private to "pésimos": ié.
"pasemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pésimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasemos ← apsemos · pacemos · paesmos · pasemmos · pasemoss · pasemso · paseoms · pasmeos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasemos" and "pésimos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pasemos" or "pésimos"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pésimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasemos" and "pésimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pericos vs pésimos". 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 #57,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.