Which to use
“pasar” and “pasarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #381
- “pasar” frequency rank
- #11,833
- “pasarán” frequency rank
- 12214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasar | pasarán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar de un lugar a otro. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasar and pasarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pasar ([paˈsaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pasar” sits inside “pasarán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasar is recorded at frequency rank #381, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsaɾ]. 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 12214, this pair ranks #292,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasar vs pasarán
Shared letters: aprs. Private to "pasar": -. Private to "pasarán": ná.
"pasar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pasarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasar ← apsar · paasr · pasarr · pasra · passar · ppasar · psaar