Which to use
“pasan” and “pisar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,692
- “pasan” frequency rank
- #12,896
- “pisar” frequency rank
- 14588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasan | pisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasar. | Poner un pie, o ambos, sobre una superficie. |
Where the eye mixes pasan and pisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pasan and pisar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pasan vs pisar
A purely visual mix-up. pasan ([ˈpasãn]) and pisar ([piˈsaɾ]) 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 14588, 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]. pisar is at rank #12,896, tagged as averb, pronounced [piˈsaɾ].
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 14588, this pair ranks #283,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasan vs pisar
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasan": n. Private to "pisar": ir.
"pasan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pisar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasan" and "pisar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pasan" vs "pisar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasan" and "pisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "petar vs pisar". 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 #283,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.