Which to use
“pasan” and “posan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,692
- “pasan” frequency rank
- #41,551
- “posan” frequency rank
- 43243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasan | posan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de posar. |
Where the eye mixes pasan and posan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pasan and posan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pasan with posan
A purely visual mix-up. pasan ([ˈpasãn]) and posan ([ˈposãn]) 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 o in “posan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43243, 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]. posan is at rank #41,551, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈposãn].
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 43243, this pair ranks #143,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasan vs posan
Shared letters: anps. Private to "pasan": -. Private to "posan": o.
"pasan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "posan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasan" and "posan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasan" or "posan" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasan" and "posan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posan vs postas". 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 #143,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.