Which to use
“pasivas” and “pésimas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,767
- “pasivas” frequency rank
- #31,512
- “pésimas” frequency rank
- 69279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasivas | pésimas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pasivo. | Forma del femenino plural de pésimo. |
Where the eye mixes pasivas and pésimas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasivas and pésimas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pasivas and pésimas
A purely visual mix-up. pasivas ([paˈsiβ̞as]) and pésimas ([ˈpesimas]) 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 69279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasivas is recorded at frequency rank #37,767, classified as anadj, pronounced [paˈsiβ̞as]. pésimas is at rank #31,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpesimas].
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 69279, this pair ranks #32,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasivas vs pésimas
Shared letters: aips. Private to "pasivas": v. Private to "pésimas": mé.
"pasivas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pésimas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasivas ← apsivas · pacivas · paisvas · pasiavs · pasibas · pasivass · pasivsa · pasivvas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasivas" and "pésimas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pasivas" vs "pésimas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasivas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pésimas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasivas" and "pésimas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasarás vs pasivas". 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 #32,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.