Which to use
“pasará” and “pasarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- #40,994
- “pasarás” frequency rank
- 45268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasará | pasarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasará and pasarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pasará runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pasarás's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pasará vs pasarás
A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) and pasarás ([pasaˈɾas]) 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 “pasarás”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45268, 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]. pasarás is at rank #40,994, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾas].
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 45268, this pair ranks #132,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasará vs pasarás
Shared letters: aprsá. Private to "pasará": -. Private to "pasarás": -.
"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasarás" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasará" and "pasarás" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasará" and "pasarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pajares vs pasarás". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #132,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.