Which to use
“passado” is an adjective and “pássaro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #418
- “passado” frequency rank
- #8,378
- “pássaro” frequency rank
- 8796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passado | pássaro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do evento que não mais ocorre ou da coisa que não mais existe | ave voadora de pequeno porte |
Letter map: passado vs pássaro
Shared letters muted; letters that set passado and pássaro apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - passado and pássaro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: passado is anadjective and pássaroanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passado is recorded at frequency rank #418, classified as anadj. pássaro is at rank #8,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.sɐ.ɾu/.
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 8796, this pair ranks #64,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passado vs pássaro
Shared letters: aops. Private to "passado": d. Private to "pássaro": rá.
"passado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pássaro" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- passado ← apssado · pasado · pasasdo · passaddo · passaod · passdao · ppassado · psasado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "passado" for "pássaro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "passado" or "pássaro"?
What to do next
Pair "passado" vs "pássaro" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "passado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pássaro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passado" and "pássaro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pássaro 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 #64,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.