# past vs pastel

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pastel
*noun · IPA /pɐʃ.ˈtɛɫ/ · frequency rank #17,097*
massa de farinha, cozida no forno ou frita, e recheada de carne, peixe ou doce, etc

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/past-vs-pastel