Which to use
“pane” and “passe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,961
- “pane” frequency rank
- #2,337
- “passe” frequency rank
- 30298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pane | passe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | defeito, quebra | licença, permissão |
Letter map: pane vs passe
Shared letters muted; letters that set pane and passe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pane vs passe
pane and passe are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pane is recorded at frequency rank #27,961, classified as anoun. passe is at rank #2,337, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.sɨ/.
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 30298, this pair ranks #38,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pane vs passe
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pane": n. Private to "passe": s.
"pane" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "passe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pane" for "passe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pane" vs "passe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pane" and "passe".
- Full dictionary entry for "pane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pane" and "passe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs pane". 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 #38,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.