Which to use
“passado” and “pensado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #418
- “passado” frequency rank
- #6,459
- “pensado” frequency rank
- 6877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passado | pensado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do evento que não mais ocorre ou da coisa que não mais existe | cogitado |
Letter map: passado vs pensado
Shared letters muted; letters that set passado and pensado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. passado and pensado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on passado vs pensado
passado and pensado 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passado is recorded at frequency rank #418, classified as anadj. pensado is at rank #6,459, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pẽ.ˈsa.du/.
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 6877, this pair ranks #67,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passado vs pensado
Shared letters: adops. Private to "passado": -. Private to "pensado": en.
"passado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pensado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "passado" and "pensado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "passado" vs "pensado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "passado" vs "pensado" 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 "pensado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passado" and "pensado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "penedo vs pensado". 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 #67,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.