Which to use
“pasará” and “pisar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,274
- “pasará” frequency rank
- #12,896
- “pisar” frequency rank
- 17170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasará | pisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. | Poner un pie, o ambos, sobre una superficie. |
Where the eye mixes pasará and pisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pasará runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pisar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pasará and pisar
A purely visual mix-up. pasará ([pasaˈɾa]) and pisar ([piˈsaɾ]) 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 17170, 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]. pisar is at rank #12,896, tagged as averb, pronounced [piˈsaɾ].
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 17170, this pair ranks #273,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasará vs pisar
Shared letters: aprs. Private to "pasará": á. Private to "pisar": i.
"pasará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pisar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pisar ← ipsar · piasr · pisarr · pisra · pissar · ppisar · psiar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pasará" and "pisar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pasará" or "pisar"?
What to do next
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 "pisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasará" and "pisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "petar vs pisar". 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 #273,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.