Which to use
“passado” and “pesado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #418
- “passado” frequency rank
- #3,509
- “pesado” frequency rank
- 3927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passado | pesado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do evento que não mais ocorre ou da coisa que não mais existe | que pesa muito |
Letter map: passado vs pesado
Shared letters muted; letters that set passado and pesado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. passado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pesado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on passado vs pesado
passado and pesado 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passado is recorded at frequency rank #418, classified as anadj. pesado is at rank #3,509, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɨ.ˈza.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 3927, this pair ranks #71,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passado vs pesado
Shared letters: adops. Private to "passado": -. Private to "pesado": e.
"passado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pesado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "passado" and "pesado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "passado" vs "pesado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "passado" vs "pesado" 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 "pesado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passado" and "pesado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pesado vs prelado". 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 #71,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.