pasarávspasaseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,274
“pasará” frequency rank
#33,263
“pasase” frequency rank
37537
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasará pasase
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de pasar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pasará and pasase apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
pasará
6 ch
pasase

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) and pasase ([paˈsase]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37537, 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]. pasase is at rank #33,263, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsase].

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 37537, this pair ranks #174,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pasará vs pasase

Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasará": . Private to "pasase": e.

"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "pasase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pasaseapsase · paasse · pasace · pasaes · pasasse · passae · passase · ppasase

Frequency comparison

pasará#4,274
pasase#33,263

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pasará" and "pasase" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pasaˈɾa] versus [paˈsase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pasará" or "pasase"?
"pasará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,274 in our Spanish list, against #33,263 for "pasase". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pasará vs pasase

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pasará” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list