Which to use
“pasan” and “pasarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,692
- “pasan” frequency rank
- #11,833
- “pasarán” frequency rank
- 13525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasan | pasarán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasan and pasarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pasan ([ˈpasãn]) and pasarán ([pasaˈɾãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasan is recorded at frequency rank #1,692, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpasãn]. pasarán is at rank #11,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾãn].
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 13525, this pair ranks #287,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasan vs pasarán
Shared letters: anps. Private to "pasan": -. Private to "pasarán": rá.
"pasan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pasarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasan ← apsan · paasn · pasann · pasna · passan · ppasan · psaan