passada

/pɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/

//pɐ.ˈsa.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“passada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,340. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,340
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de dar um passo

Corpus desk

Index PT-passada · passada · Portuguese

passada · rank #1,340 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,340
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH parceria

Nearest frequency peer: parceria (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “passada”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “passada” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

passada vs passar
71% similar
passada vs pesada
71% similar
passada vs passado
86% similar

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

Key facts for passada
PropertyValue
Headwordpassada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,340
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “passada”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).passadacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “parceria” (#1,339), “new” (#1,338), “irmãos” (#1,336). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “passada” fica em #1,340. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around passada (IPA /pɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,340 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for passada, with forms such as "apssada", "pasada", and "pasasda". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "passar", "pesada", "passado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is passada, spelled P-A-S-S-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de dar um passo
  2. 2
    movimento dos pés para andar
  3. 3
    visita rápida
  4. 4
    distância que é feita entre o ponto em que um pé se apoia no piso até o ponto à frente em que o outro pé se apoia quando se se locomove velozmente numa corrida

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apssada
  • pasada
  • pasasda
  • passaad
  • passadda
  • passdaa
  • ppassada
  • psasada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of passada - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apssada2pasada1pasasda2passaad2passadda1passdaa2ppassada1psasada2
Edit distance from "passada"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "passada"?
"passada" is spelled P-A-S-S-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/.
What does "passada" mean?
As a noun, "passada" means: ato de dar um passo
What words are commonly confused with "passada"?
"passada" is commonly confused with "passar", "pesada", "passado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "passada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passada" is /pɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passada" come from?
"passada" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

espécie#1,334votação#1,348francês#1,312solução#1,374

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

irmãos8 variantsvítima8 variantsbonito8 variantsdúvida8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list