Which to use
“pasar” and “posan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #381
- “pasar” frequency rank
- #41,551
- “posan” frequency rank
- 41932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasar | posan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar de un lugar a otro. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de posar. |
Where the eye mixes pasar and posan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pasar 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 pasar with posan
A purely visual mix-up. pasar ([paˈsaɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasar is recorded at frequency rank #381, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsaɾ]. 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 41932, this pair ranks #150,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasar vs posan
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasar": r. Private to "posan": no.
"pasar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "posan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasar" for "posan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasar" vs "posan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasar" and "posan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasar" 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 #150,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasar" 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 #150,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.