Which to use
“pasmado” and “plasmado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,981
- “pasmado” frequency rank
- #33,774
- “plasmado” frequency rank
- 81755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasmado | plasmado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pasmar o de pasmarse. | Participio de plasmar o de plasmarse. |
Where the eye mixes pasmado and plasmado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pasmado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against plasmado's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pasmado vs plasmado
A purely visual mix-up. pasmado ([pasˈmað̞o]) and plasmado ([plasˈmað̞o]) 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 81755, 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]. plasmado is at rank #33,774, tagged as averb, pronounced [plasˈmað̞o].
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 81755, this pair ranks #10,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasmado vs plasmado
Shared letters: admops. Private to "pasmado": -. Private to "plasmado": l.
"pasmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "plasmado" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasmado" for "plasmado" ever safe?
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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 "pasmado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plasmado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasmado" and "plasmado" 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 #10,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.