Which to use
“past” is an adjective and “push” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,081
- “past” frequency rank
- #23,469
- “push” frequency rank
- 43550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | past | push |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | passado | empurrar, dar empurrões, deslocar empurrando |
Letter map: past vs push
Shared letters muted; letters that set past and push apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - past and push
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: past is anadjective and pushaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
past is recorded at frequency rank #20,081, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɑːst/. push is at rank #23,469, tagged as averb.
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 43550, this pair ranks #22,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of past vs push
Shared letters: ps. Private to "past": at. Private to "push": hu.
"past" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "push" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "past" for "push" ever safe?
Frequency check: "past" vs "push" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "past" vs "push" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "past" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "push" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "past" and "push" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "past 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 #22,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.