Which to use
“pasto” and “pista” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,158
- “pasto” frequency rank
- #2,414
- “pista” frequency rank
- 10572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasto | pista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquier producto vegetal que puede alimentar al ganado o a la fauna silvestre bien directamente, bien suministrado como forraje. | Rastro de los animales o personas al ir de un lugar a otro. |
Where the eye mixes pasto and pista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasto vs pista
A purely visual mix-up. pasto ([ˈpast̪o]) and pista ([ˈpist̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10572, 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]. pista is at rank #2,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpist̪a].
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 10572, this pair ranks #298,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasto vs pista
Shared letters: apst. Private to "pasto": o. Private to "pista": i.
"pasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasto" for "pista" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasto" or "pista" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasto" and "pista" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasto" and "pista" 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 #298,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.