Which to use
“pasmado” is a verb and “pesado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,981
- “pasmado” frequency rank
- #4,736
- “pesado” frequency rank
- 52717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasmado | pesado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pasmar o de pasmarse. | Que pesa mucho. |
Where the eye mixes pasmado and pesado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasmado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pesado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pasmado vs pesado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasmado is [pasˈmað̞o] while pesado is [peˈsað̞o]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasmado is recorded at frequency rank #47,981, classified as averb, pronounced [pasˈmað̞o]. pesado is at rank #4,736, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peˈsað̞o].
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 52717, this pair ranks #91,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasmado vs pesado
Shared letters: adops. Private to "pasmado": m. Private to "pesado": e.
"pasmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pesado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasmado" and "pesado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasmado" or "pesado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasmado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasmado" and "pesado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasmado vs posado". 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 #91,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.