Which to use
“pasarán” and “pasarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,833
- “pasarán” frequency rank
- #40,994
- “pasarás” frequency rank
- 52827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasarán | pasarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasarán and pasarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pasarán and pasarás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pasarán and pasarás
A purely visual mix-up. pasarán ([pasaˈɾãn]) and pasarás ([pasaˈɾas]) 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 a single letter - n in “pasarán” becomes s in “pasarás”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasarán is recorded at frequency rank #11,833, classified as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾãn]. pasarás is at rank #40,994, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾas].
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 52827, this pair ranks #90,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasarán vs pasarás
Shared letters: aprsá. Private to "pasarán": n. Private to "pasarás": -.
"pasarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasarás" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasarán" for "pasarás" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasarán" and "pasarás" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasarán" and "pasarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pajares vs pasarás". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #90,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.