Which to use
“pasará” and “pasaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- #2,680
- “pasaron” frequency rank
- 6954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasará | pasaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasará and pasaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pasará and pasaron
A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) and pasaron ([paˈsaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6954, 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]. pasaron is at rank #2,680, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsaɾõn].
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 6954, this pair ranks #309,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasará vs pasaron
Shared letters: aprs. Private to "pasará": á. Private to "pasaron": no.
"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasaron ← apsaron · paasron · pasaorn · pasarno · pasaronn · pasarron · pasraon · passaron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasará" and "pasaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pasará" or "pasaron"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasará" and "pasaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasará vs pícara". 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 #309,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.