Which to use
“pasarán” and “pasarían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,833
- “pasarán” frequency rank
- #25,753
- “pasarían” frequency rank
- 37586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasarán | pasarían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasarán and pasarían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pasarán runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pasarían's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pasarán and pasarían
A purely visual mix-up. pasarán ([pasaˈɾãn]) and pasarían ([pasaˈɾiãn]) 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 37586, 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]. pasarían is at rank #25,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾiãn].
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 37586, this pair ranks #174,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasarán vs pasarían
Shared letters: anprs. Private to "pasarán": á. Private to "pasarían": í.
"pasarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasarían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasarán" and "pasarían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasarán" or "pasarían" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pasarán" and "pasarían" 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 "pasarían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasarán" and "pasarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasarían vs pensarían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #174,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.