Which to use
“pagarán” and “pasarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,419
- “pagarán” frequency rank
- #11,833
- “pasarán” frequency rank
- 26252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagarán | pasarán |
|---|---|---|
| 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 futuro de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pagarán and pasarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pagarán and pasarán follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pagarán with pasarán
A purely visual mix-up. pagarán ([paɣ̞aˈɾãn]) and pasarán ([pasaˈɾãn]) 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 a single letter - g in “pagarán” becomes s in “pasarán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26252, 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]. pasarán is at rank #11,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾãn].
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 26252, this pair ranks #232,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagarán vs pasarán
Shared letters: anprá. Private to "pagarán": g. Private to "pasarán": s.
"pagarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pagarán" and "pasarán" 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 "pasarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagarán" and "pasarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paganas vs pagarán". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #232,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.