Which to use
“pasan” and “pasen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,692
- “pasan” frequency rank
- #4,817
- “pasen” frequency rank
- 6509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasan | pasen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasan and pasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pasan and pasen
A purely visual mix-up. pasan ([ˈpasãn]) and pasen ([ˈpasẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “pasan” becomes e in “pasen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6509, 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]. pasen is at rank #4,817, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpasẽn].
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 6509, this pair ranks #310,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasan vs pasen
Shared letters: anps. Private to "pasan": -. Private to "pasen": e.
"pasan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasan" for "pasen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasan" vs "pasen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasan" and "pasen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasan" and "pasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasen vs pateo". 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 #310,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.