pasarávspasaránWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“pasará” and “pasarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,274
“pasará” frequency rank
#11,833
“pasarán” frequency rank
16107
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasará pasarán
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar.

Where the eye mixes pasará and pasarán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
pasará
7 ch
pasarán

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “pasará” sits inside “pasarán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pasará is recorded at frequency rank #4,274, classified as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾa]. 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 16107, this pair ranks #277,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of pasará vs pasarán

Shared letters: aprsá. Private to "pasará": -. Private to "pasarán": n.

"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "pasarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pasará" and "pasarán" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pasaˈɾa] versus [pasaˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pasará" or "pasarán"?
"pasará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,274 in our Spanish list, against #11,833 for "pasarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list