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

#14,419
“pagarán” frequency rank
#25,753
“pasarían” frequency rank
40172
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pagarán pasarían
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 condicional de pasar.

Where the eye mixes pagarán and pasarían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pagarán runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pasarían's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
pagarán
8 ch
pasarían

Why the eye confuses pagarán with pasarían

A purely visual mix-up. pagarán ([paɣ̞aˈɾãn]) and pasarían ([pasaˈɾiãn]) 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 40172, 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]. pasarían is at rank #25,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾiãn].

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 40172, this pair ranks #160,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pagarán vs pasarían

Shared letters: anpr. Private to "pagarán": gá. Private to "pasarían": sí.

"pagarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pasarían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pagarán" and "pasarían" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paɣ̞aˈɾãn] versus [pasaˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pagarán" or "pasarían"?
"pagarán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,419 in our Spanish list, against #25,753 for "pasarían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "pagarán" and "pasarían" 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 "pasarían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pagarán" and "pasarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasarían vs pensarían". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #160,517 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