Which to use
“pasaba” and “pasaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,276
- “pasaba” frequency rank
- #5,766
- “pasaría” frequency rank
- 9042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasaba | pasaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pasar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasaba and pasaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasaba vs pasaría
A purely visual mix-up. pasaba ([paˈsaβ̞a]) and pasaría ([pasaˈɾia]) 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 9042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasaba is recorded at frequency rank #3,276, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsaβ̞a]. pasaría is at rank #5,766, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾia].
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 9042, this pair ranks #303,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasaba vs pasaría
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasaba": b. Private to "pasaría": rí.
"pasaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasaba ← apsaba · paasba · pasaab · pasabba · pasava · pasbaa · passaba · ppasaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasaba" for "pasaría" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pasaba" or "pasaría"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasaba" and "pasaría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasaba" and "pasaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasaba vs pisada". 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 #303,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.