Which to use
“pasivos” and “pésimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,909
- “pasivos” frequency rank
- #42,097
- “pésimos” frequency rank
- 57006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasivos | pésimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del masculino plural de pasivo. | Forma del masculino plural de pésimo. |
Where the eye mixes pasivos and pésimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasivos and pésimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pasivos and pésimos
A purely visual mix-up. pasivos ([paˈsiβ̞os]) and pésimos ([ˈpesimos]) 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 57006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasivos is recorded at frequency rank #14,909, classified as anadj, pronounced [paˈsiβ̞os]. pésimos is at rank #42,097, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpesimos].
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 57006, this pair ranks #72,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasivos vs pésimos
Shared letters: iops. Private to "pasivos": av. Private to "pésimos": mé.
"pasivos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pésimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasivos ← apsivos · pacivos · paisvos · pasibos · pasiovs · pasivoss · pasivso · pasivvos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasivos" and "pésimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pasivos" vs "pésimos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasivos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pésimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasivos" and "pésimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pericos vs pésimos". 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 #72,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.