Which to use
“pasión” and “pastos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,410
- “pasión” frequency rank
- #17,230
- “pastos” frequency rank
- 19640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasión | pastos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emoción o sentimiento muy fuertes. | Forma del plural de pasto. |
Where the eye mixes pasión and pastos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pasión with pastos
A purely visual mix-up. pasión ([paˈsjõn]) and pastos ([ˈpast̪os]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasión is recorded at frequency rank #2,410, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsjõn]. pastos is at rank #17,230, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpast̪os].
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 19640, this pair ranks #262,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasión vs pastos
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasión": inó. Private to "pastos": ot.
"pasión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pastos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pastos ← apstos · pasots · passtos · pastoss · pastso · pasttos · patsos · ppastos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasión" and "pastos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasión" or "pastos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pastos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasión" and "pastos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastos vs postas". 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 #262,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.