Which to use
“pasará” and “pasarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- #15,682
- “pasarse” frequency rank
- 19956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasará | pasarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. | Pasar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes pasará and pasarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pasará and pasarse
A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) and pasarse ([paˈsaɾse]) 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 19956, 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]. pasarse is at rank #15,682, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsaɾse].
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 19956, this pair ranks #261,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasará vs pasarse
Shared letters: aprs. Private to "pasará": á. Private to "pasarse": e.
"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasarse ← apsarse · paasrse · pasarce · pasares · pasarrse · pasarsse · pasasre · pasrase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasará" and "pasarse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pasará" or "pasarse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pasará" and "pasarse" 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 "pasarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasará" and "pasarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasarse vs pasearse". 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 #261,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.