Which to use
“passa” is an intj and “passado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #469
- “passa” frequency rank
- #418
- “passado” frequency rank
- 887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passa | passado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa enxotadura direcionada a cão | diz-se do evento que não mais ocorre ou da coisa que não mais existe |
Letter map: passa vs passado
Shared letters muted; letters that set passa and passado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - passa and passado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: passa is anintj and passadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “passa” sits inside “passado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passa is recorded at frequency rank #469, classified as anintj, pronounced /ˈpa.sɐ/. passado is at rank #418, tagged as anadj.
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 887, this pair ranks #74,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passa vs passado
Shared letters: aps. Private to "passa": -. Private to "passado": do.
"passa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "passado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "passa" and "passado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "passa" or "passado" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "passa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passa" and "passado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passa vs pastar". 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 #74,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.