pasamosvspasarásConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,869
“pasamos” frequency rank
#40,994
“pasarás” frequency rank
44863
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasamos pasarás
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de pasar. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de pasar.

Where the eye mixes pasamos and pasarás

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasamos and pasarás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
pasamos
7 ch
pasarás

Look-alike desk: pasamos vs pasarás

A purely visual mix-up. pasamos ([paˈsamos]) and pasarás ([pasaˈɾas]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pasamos is recorded at frequency rank #3,869, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsamos]. pasarás is at rank #40,994, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾas].

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 44863, this pair ranks #134,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pasamos vs pasarás

Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasamos": mo. Private to "pasarás": rá.

"pasamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pasarás" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pasamos ← apsamos · paasmos · pasammos · pasamoss · pasamso · pasaoms · pasmaos · passamos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pasamos" and "pasarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paˈsamos] versus [pasaˈɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasamos" or "pasarás" show up more?
"pasamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,869 in our Spanish list, against #40,994 for "pasarás". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "pasamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pasarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #134,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pasamos" and "pasarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pajares vs pasarás". 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 #134,687 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