Which to use
“pasillo” is a noun and “pasivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,157
- “pasillo” frequency rank
- #10,897
- “pasivo” frequency rank
- 19054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasillo | pasivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Un paso largo y estrecho que comunica dos espacios | Que recibe los efectos de una acción sin participar en ella. |
Where the eye mixes pasillo and pasivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasillo vs pasivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasillo is [paˈsiʝo] while pasivo is [paˈsiβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasillo is recorded at frequency rank #8,157, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsiʝo]. pasivo is at rank #10,897, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paˈsiβ̞o].
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 19054, this pair ranks #265,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasillo vs pasivo
Shared letters: aiops. Private to "pasillo": l. Private to "pasivo": v.
"pasillo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "pasivo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasillo" and "pasivo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pasillo" vs "pasivo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasillo" and "pasivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasillo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasillo" and "pasivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasillo vs patilla". 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 #265,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.