Which to use
“paso” and “plazo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #343
- “paso” frequency rank
- #1,201
- “plazo” frequency rank
- 1544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paso | plazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada uno de los movimientos de avance de las piernas al caminar. | Término o tiempo que se da a uno para responder o satisfacer una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes paso and plazo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between paso and plazo
A purely visual mix-up. paso ([ˈpaso]) and plazo ([ˈplaso]) 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 1544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paso is recorded at frequency rank #343, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaso]. plazo is at rank #1,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplaso].
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 1544, this pair ranks #321,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of paso vs plazo
Shared letters: aop. Private to "paso": s. Private to "plazo": lz.
"paso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "plazo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paso" and "plazo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "paso" vs "plazo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "paso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plazo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paso" and "plazo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pa'l vs paso". 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 #321,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.