Which to use
“paraba” and “pasará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,339
- “paraba” frequency rank
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- 22613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paraba | pasará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de parar o de pararse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes paraba and pasará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between paraba and pasará
A purely visual mix-up. paraba ([paˈɾaβ̞a]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paraba is recorded at frequency rank #18,339, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɾaβ̞a]. 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 22613, this pair ranks #249,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of paraba vs pasará
Shared letters: apr. Private to "paraba": b. Private to "pasará": sá.
"paraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- paraba ← apraba · paarba · paraab · parabba · parava · parbaa · parraba · pparaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paraba" for "pasará" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "paraba" and "pasará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paraba" 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 #249,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paraba" and "pasará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paraba vs parca". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #249,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.