what is the difference between peldanos and pasos? Which would you use in reference to Jacob's ladder?

Question

I'm trying to understands which to use in the phrase "steps to heaven" in reference to Jacob's ladder.

Answer 1

A little more context in what you mean by "steps to heaven" might prove beneficial. I do not see that phrase used in the scriptures in connection with Jacob's ladder (Gé 28:12). Certainly the word escalera is used which links to peldaños, but the steps that you are addressing might be figurative and pasos (footsteps) might, indeed, be the correct word for that context.
Could you give us a sentence using the phrase "steps to heaven".

from our dictionary:

paso (noun)

1. flight of steps

peldaño: (noun)

1. Every step of a flight of stairs (de escalera) m.

Answer 2

The word peldano does not exist in Spanish. The word peldaño, on the other hand, means a surface that you walk on when you go up or down stairs. The word paso means the the act of stepping on a different part of the ground while walking, or the distance covered with each of those movements.

As you can see, both words are translated as "step", but the reverse is not true.