pasar
[paˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“pasar” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #381 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #381
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Llevar de un lugar a otro.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pasar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [paˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pasar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pasar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #381 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pasar, with forms such as "apsar", "paasr", and "pasarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "paso", "pase", "pata", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pasar, spelled P-A-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1Llevar de un lugar a otro.
- 2En especial, atravesar o salvar un obstáculo en el camino.
- 3Por extensión, cambiar la condición o estado.
- 4Por extensión, transmitir una información, documento u objeto en general a otro.
- 5Cruzar un límite o barrera.
- 6Volverse mayor en cantidad o calidad que algo.
- 7Padecer una aflicción o desventaja.
- 8Recorrer con algo una superficie.
- 9Llevar algo a través de un agujero u objeto perforado.
- 10Dejar suceder algo sin oponers.
- 11En particular, autorizar el gobierno la difusión de una comunicación de la autoridad religiosa.
- 12Dejar de mencionar algo relevante.
- 13Leer un texto para aprenderlo.
- 14Exhibir públicamente una película cinematográfica.
- 15Ejercitarse en una profesión, especialmente liberal, sirviendo junto a un experto.
- 16Por extensión, estudiar una profesión privadamente con un experto.
- 17Instruir a alguno en una profesión privadamente.
- 18Encontrarse en un sitio a lo largo de un tiempo determinado.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: apsar,paasr,pasarr,pasra,passar,ppasar,psaar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pasar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pasar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “paso” - see the side-by-side comparison. pasar vs paso
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.