Which to use
“parada” and “passada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,156
- “parada” frequency rank
- #1,340
- “passada” frequency rank
- 3496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parada | passada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de parar ou deter-se | ato de dar um passo |
Where the eye mixes parada and passada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against passada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: parada vs passada
A purely visual mix-up. parada (/paˈɾa.dɐ/) and passada (/pɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/) 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 3496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parada is recorded at frequency rank #2,156, classified as anoun, pronounced /paˈɾa.dɐ/. passada is at rank #1,340, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈsa.dɐ/.
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 3496, this pair ranks #71,648 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parada vs passada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "parada": r. Private to "passada": s.
"parada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "passada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parada" and "passada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "parada" or "passada" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,648 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parada" and "passada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passada vs pescada". 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 #71,648 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.