pagaríavspasaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,406
“pagaría” frequency rank
#4,274
“pasará” frequency rank
20680
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pagaría pasará
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional 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 pagaría and pasará

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
pagaría
6 ch
pasará

Visual trap between pagaría and pasará

A purely visual mix-up. pagaría ([paɣ̞aˈɾia]) 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 20680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pagaría is recorded at frequency rank #16,406, classified as averb, pronounced [paɣ̞aˈɾia]. 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 20680, this pair ranks #258,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of pagaría vs pasará

Shared letters: apr. Private to "pagaría": . Private to "pasará": .

"pagaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pagaría" and "pasará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paɣ̞aˈɾia] versus [pasaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pagaría" or "pasará"?
"pasará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,274 in our Spanish list, against #16,406 for "pagaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "pagaría" 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 #258,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pagaría" and "pasará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagana vs pagaría". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #258,275 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