Which to use
“pagará” and “pasarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,283
- “pagará” frequency rank
- #40,994
- “pasarás” frequency rank
- 52277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagará | pasarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pagará and pasarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pagará runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pasarás's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pagará with pasarás
A purely visual mix-up. pagará ([paɣ̞aˈɾa]) and pasarás ([pasaˈɾas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagará is recorded at frequency rank #11,283, classified as averb, pronounced [paɣ̞aˈɾa]. pasarás is at rank #40,994, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾas].
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 52277, this pair ranks #93,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagará vs pasarás
Shared letters: aprá. Private to "pagará": g. Private to "pasarás": s.
"pagará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasarás" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagará" and "pasarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pagará" vs "pasarás" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagará" and "pasarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pajares vs pasarás". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #93,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.