pasarávspaseaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,274
“pasará” frequency rank
#23,166
“pasea” frequency rank
27440
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasará pasea
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasear.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
pasará
5 ch
pasea

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) and pasea ([paˈsea]) 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 27440, 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]. pasea is at rank #23,166, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsea].

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 27440, this pair ranks #226,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pasará vs pasea

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

"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "pasea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paseaapsea · pacea · paesa · pasae · passea · ppasea · psaea

Frequency comparison

pasará#4,274
pasea#23,166

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pasará" and "pasea" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pasaˈɾa] versus [paˈsea]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pasará" or "pasea"?
"pasará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,274 in our Spanish list, against #23,166 for "pasea". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pasará vs pasea

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
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list