Which to use
“pasemos” and “podemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,634
- “pasemos” frequency rank
- #242
- “podemos” frequency rank
- 18876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasemos | podemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de pasar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de podar. |
Where the eye mixes pasemos and podemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasemos and podemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pasemos vs podemos
A purely visual mix-up. pasemos ([paˈsemos]) and podemos ([poˈð̞emos]) 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 18876, 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]. podemos is at rank #242, tagged as averb, pronounced [poˈð̞emos].
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 18876, this pair ranks #266,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasemos vs podemos
Shared letters: emops. Private to "pasemos": a. Private to "podemos": d.
"pasemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "podemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasemos" and "podemos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasemos" or "podemos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasemos" and "podemos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "podemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasemos" and "podemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paguemos vs pasemos". 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 #266,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.