Which to use
“paso” and “pus” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #343
- “paso” frequency rank
- #26,976
- “pus” frequency rank
- 27319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paso | pus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada uno de los movimientos de avance de las piernas al caminar. | Sustancia blanquecina o amarillenta producida por el cuerpo durante procesos infecciosos. Está compuesto, principalmente, por microorganismos muertos, glóbulos blancos muertos, y restos de tejido dañado. |
Where the eye mixes paso and pus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. paso ([ˈpaso]) and pus ([ˈpus]) 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 27319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paso is recorded at frequency rank #343, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaso]. pus is at rank #26,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpus].
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 27319, this pair ranks #227,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paso vs pus
Shared letters: ps. Private to "paso": ao. Private to "pus": u.
"paso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- paso ← apso · paos · passo · ppaso · psao