# passe vs past

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### passe
*noun · IPA /ˈpa.sɨ/ · frequency rank #2,337*
licença, permissão

### past
*adjective · IPA /pɑːst/ · frequency rank #20,081*
passado

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/passe-vs-past