Which to use
“pasará” and “pasate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- #38,865
- “pasate” frequency rank
- 43139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasará | pasate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de pasarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes pasará and pasate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pasará and pasate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pasará and pasate
A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) and pasate ([paˈsat̪e]) 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 43139, 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]. pasate is at rank #38,865, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsat̪e].
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 43139, this pair ranks #144,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasará vs pasate
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasará": rá. Private to "pasate": et.
"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasate ← apsate · paaste · pasaet · pasatte · pastae · ppasate · psaate
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "pasará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasará" and "pasate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasate vs past". 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 #144,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.