Which to use
“pasmo” and “passos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,145
- “pasmo” frequency rank
- #2,338
- “passos” frequency rank
- 44483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasmo | passos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espantado | plural de passo |
Where the eye mixes pasmo and passos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasmo vs passos
A purely visual mix-up. pasmo (/ˈpaʒ.mu/) and passos (/'pɐ.sʊs/) 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 44483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasmo is recorded at frequency rank #42,145, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈpaʒ.mu/. passos is at rank #2,338, tagged as anadj, pronounced /'pɐ.sʊs/.
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 44483, this pair ranks #20,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasmo vs passos
Shared letters: aops. Private to "pasmo": m. Private to "passos": -.
"pasmo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "passos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasmo" for "passos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasmo" vs "passos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasmo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasmo" and "passos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasmo vs pomo". 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 #20,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.