Which to use
“pagarán” and “pasaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,419
- “pagarán” frequency rank
- #9,014
- “pasaban” frequency rank
- 23433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagarán | pasaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pagarán and pasaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pagarán and pasaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pagarán and pasaban
A purely visual mix-up. pagarán ([paɣ̞aˈɾãn]) and pasaban ([paˈsaβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagarán is recorded at frequency rank #14,419, classified as averb, pronounced [paɣ̞aˈɾãn]. pasaban is at rank #9,014, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsaβ̞ãn].
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 23433, this pair ranks #245,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagarán vs pasaban
Shared letters: anp. Private to "pagarán": grá. Private to "pasaban": bs.
"pagarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasaban ← apsaban · paasban · pasaabn · pasabann · pasabban · pasabna · pasavan · pasbaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pagarán" for "pasaban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pagarán" vs "pasaban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pagarán" and "pasaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagarán" and "pasaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paganas vs pagarán". 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 #245,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.