paso

\pa.so\

/\pa.so\/ noun

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The verdict

“paso” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,105
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasodoble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paso · paso · French

paso · rank #32,105 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,105
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH partirai

Nearest frequency peer: partirai (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « paso »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « paso » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

paso vs PS
0% similar
paso vs Po
25% similar
paso vs pro
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for paso
PropertyValue
Headwordpaso
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.so\
Letters4
Frequency rank#32,105
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paso »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pasose place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « partirai » (#32,104), « pasquier » (#32,106), « partants » (#32,103). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paso » est au #32,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around paso (IPA \pa.so\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,105 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pasodoble.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for paso, with forms such as "apso", "paos", and "passo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Po", "pro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is paso, spelled P-A-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasodoble.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how paso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lorsque s’élève une saeta dans la nuit, le paso s’arrête brusquement pour que la divinité écoute la supplique qui lui est adressée.
  2. En juin, l’orchestre du casino s’est installé sur la terrasse pour les touristes, l’écho des blues et des pasos parvenait jusqu'au bac à sable.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apso
  • paos
  • passo
  • ppaso
  • psao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apso2paos2passo1ppaso1psao2
Edit distance from "paso"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paso"?
"paso" is spelled P-A-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.so\.
What does "paso" mean?
As a noun, "paso" means: Pasodoble.
What words are commonly confused with "paso"?
"paso" is commonly confused with "PS", "Po", "pro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paso" is \pa.so\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paso" come from?
"paso" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

path#32,109nbsp#32,084lori#32,055leaf#32,043

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

loose5 variantshama5 variantsgoose5 variantsVIVO5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list