Which to use
“pasará” and “pesaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- #21,106
- “pesaba” frequency rank
- 25380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasará | pesaba |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pesar. |
Where the eye mixes pasará and pesaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pasará and pesaba 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 pesaba
A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) and pesaba ([peˈsaβ̞a]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25380, 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]. pesaba is at rank #21,106, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈsaβ̞a].
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 25380, this pair ranks #236,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasará vs pesaba
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pasará": rá. Private to "pesaba": be.
"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pesaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pesaba ← epsaba · peasba · pesaab · pesabba · pesava · pesbaa · pessaba · ppesaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasará" for "pesaba" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pasará" vs "pesaba" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "pesaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasará" and "pesaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pesaba vs pisada". 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 #236,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.