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Which to use

“pagarán” and “pasarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,419
“pagarán” frequency rank
#40,994
“pasarás” frequency rank
55413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pagarán pasarás
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 pagarán and pasarás

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pagarán and pasarás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
pagarán
7 ch
pasarás

Look-alike desk: pagarán vs pasarás

A purely visual mix-up. pagarán ([paɣ̞aˈɾãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55413, 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]. 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 55413, this pair ranks #79,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pagarán vs pasarás

Shared letters: aprá. Private to "pagarán": gn. Private to "pasarás": s.

"pagarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pasarás" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pagarán" and "pasarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paɣ̞aˈɾãn] versus [pasaˈɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pagarán" vs "pasarás" - which ranks higher?
"pagarán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,419 in our Spanish list, against #40,994 for "pasarás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pagarán" 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 #79,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pagarán" and "pasarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pajares vs pasarás". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #79,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list