Which to use
“paso” and “pat” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #343
- “paso” frequency rank
- #14,422
- “pat” frequency rank
- 14765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paso | pat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada uno de los movimientos de avance de las piernas al caminar. | Cazón. |
Where the eye mixes paso and pat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. paso ([ˈpaso]) and pat (/pat/) 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 14765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paso is recorded at frequency rank #343, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaso]. pat is at rank #14,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pat/.
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 14765, this pair ranks #282,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of paso vs pat
Shared letters: ap. Private to "paso": os. Private to "pat": t.
"paso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pat" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- paso ← apso · paos · passo · ppaso · psao