Which to use
“pasada” is a noun and “pasaría” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,992
- “pasada” frequency rank
- #5,766
- “pasaría” frequency rank
- 7758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasada | pasaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasada and pasaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasada vs pasaría
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasada is [paˈsað̞a] while pasaría is [pasaˈɾia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasada is recorded at frequency rank #1,992, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈsað̞a]. 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 7758, this pair ranks #307,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasada vs pasaría
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasada": d. Private to "pasaría": rí.
"pasada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasada ← apsada · paasda · pasaad · pasadda · pasdaa · passada · ppasada · psaada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasada" and "pasaría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pasada" or "pasaría"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasada" 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 #307,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasada" and "pasaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasada vs pasmado". 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 #307,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.