Which to use
“pasaban” and “pasará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,014
- “pasaban” frequency rank
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- 13288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasaban | pasará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pasar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasaban and pasará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pasaban with pasará
A purely visual mix-up. pasaban ([paˈsaβ̞ãn]) 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 13288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasaban is recorded at frequency rank #9,014, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsaβ̞ãn]. 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 13288, this pair ranks #288,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasaban vs pasará
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasaban": bn. Private to "pasará": rá.
"pasaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasaban ← apsaban · paasban · pasaabn · pasabann · pasabban · pasabna · pasavan · pasbaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasaban" for "pasará" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pasaban" or "pasará"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasaban" and "pasará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaban" 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 #288,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasaban" and "pasará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasaban vs pegaban". 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 #288,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.