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.
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