Which to use
“pasto” and “pata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,158
- “pasto” frequency rank
- #5,869
- “pata” frequency rank
- 14027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasto | pata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquier producto vegetal que puede alimentar al ganado o a la fauna silvestre bien directamente, bien suministrado como forraje. | Extremidad de los animales utilizada para la locomoción en tierra, que va en número de un único par en las aves y los primates hasta unos 200 pares en los miriápodos de la clase Diplopoda. Funcionalmente similar, es sin embargo evolutivamente muy diferente entre invertebrados y vertebrados. En estos últimos está por lo general dividida claramente en dos secciones, articuladas en la rodilla. |
Where the eye mixes pasto and pata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pasto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pata's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pasto and pata
A purely visual mix-up. pasto ([ˈpast̪o]) and pata ([ˈpat̪a]) 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 14027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasto is recorded at frequency rank #8,158, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpast̪o]. pata is at rank #5,869, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpat̪a].
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 14027, this pair ranks #285,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasto vs pata
Shared letters: apt. Private to "pasto": os. Private to "pata": -.
"pasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasto" and "pata" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pasto" or "pata"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasto" and "pata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pacta vs pasto". 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 #285,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.