Which to use
“pasión” and “pension” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,410
- “pasión” frequency rank
- #30,614
- “pension” frequency rank
- 33024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasión | pension |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emoción o sentimiento muy fuertes. | Pensión, jubilación. Cantidad monetaria que se otorga en forma periódica por diferentes motivos a una persona que no trabaja. |
Where the eye mixes pasión and pension
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pasión runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against pension's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pasión with pension
A purely visual mix-up. pasión ([paˈsjõn]) and pension ([paŋˈɧɯːn]) 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 33024, 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]. pension is at rank #30,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paŋˈɧɯːn].
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 33024, this pair ranks #198,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasión vs pension
Shared letters: inps. Private to "pasión": aó. Private to "pension": eo.
"pasión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pension" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pension ← epnsion · pencion · penison · pennsion · pensino · pensionn · pensoin · penssion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasión" for "pension" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasión" vs "pension" - which ranks higher?
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 "pasión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pension" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasión" and "pension" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pension vs punción". 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 #198,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.