Which to use
“pasará” and “paseaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- #35,183
- “paseaba” frequency rank
- 39457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasará | paseaba |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de pasear. |
Where the eye mixes pasará and paseaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pasará with paseaba
A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) and paseaba ([paseˈaβ̞a]) 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 39457, 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]. paseaba is at rank #35,183, tagged as averb, pronounced [paseˈaβ̞a].
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 39457, this pair ranks #164,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasará vs paseaba
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasará": rá. Private to "paseaba": be.
"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "paseaba" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- paseaba ← apseaba · paceaba · paesaba · pasaeba · paseaab · paseabba · paseava · pasebaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasará" for "paseaba" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pasará" or "paseaba"?
After this comparison
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 "paseaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasará" and "paseaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paseaba vs peleaba". 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 #164,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.