pasar

/[paˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#381

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pasar is aSpanishverb. It means: Llevar de un lugar a otro. Pronounced [paˈsaɾ]. It ranks #381 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with paso and pase.

Key facts for pasar
PropertyValue
Headwordpasar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈsaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#381
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pasar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pasar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for pasar, with forms such as "apsar", "paasr", and "pasarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pasar, spelled P-A-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar de un lugar a otro.
  2. 2
    En especial, atravesar o salvar un obstáculo en el camino.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, cambiar la condición o estado.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, transmitir una información, documento u objeto en general a otro.
  5. 5
    Cruzar un límite o barrera.
  6. 6
    Volverse mayor en cantidad o calidad que algo.
  7. 7
    Padecer una aflicción o desventaja.
  8. 8
    Recorrer con algo una superficie.
  9. 9
    Llevar algo a través de un agujero u objeto perforado.
  10. 10
    Dejar suceder algo sin oponers.
  11. 11
    En particular, autorizar el gobierno la difusión de una comunicación de la autoridad religiosa.
  12. 12
    Dejar de mencionar algo relevante.
  13. 13
    Leer un texto para aprenderlo.
  14. 14
    Exhibir públicamente una película cinematográfica.
  15. 15
    Ejercitarse en una profesión, especialmente liberal, sirviendo junto a un experto.
  16. 16
    Por extensión, estudiar una profesión privadamente con un experto.
  17. 17
    Instruir a alguno en una profesión privadamente.
  18. 18
    Encontrarse en un sitio a lo largo de un tiempo determinado.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apsar,paasr,pasarr,pasra,passar,ppasar,psaar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pasar

Misspelling Variants of "pasar"

apsar5paasr5pasarr6pasra5passar6ppasar6psaar5
Misspelling Variants of "pasar"

Frequency rank: #381 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pasar"?
"pasar" is spelled P-A-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈsaɾ].
What does "pasar" mean?
As a verb, "pasar" means: Llevar de un lugar a otro.
What words are commonly confused with "pasar"?
"pasar" is commonly confused with "paso", "pase", "pata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pasar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasar" is [paˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pasar" come from?
"pasar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.