Which to use
“pagarán” and “pasará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,419
- “pagarán” frequency rank
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- 18693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagarán | pasará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pagarán and pasará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pagarán runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pasará's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pagarán vs pasará
A purely visual mix-up. pagarán ([paɣ̞aˈɾãn]) and pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) 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 18693, 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]. pasará is at rank #4,274, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾa].
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 18693, this pair ranks #266,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagarán vs pasará
Shared letters: aprá. Private to "pagarán": gn. Private to "pasará": s.
"pagarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pagarán" and "pasará" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pagarán" vs "pasará" - 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 "pagarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagarán" and "pasará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paganas vs pagarán". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.