Which to use
“pasarán” and “pasaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,833
- “pasarán” frequency rank
- #2,680
- “pasaron” frequency rank
- 14513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasarán | pasaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasarán and pasaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasarán vs pasaron
A purely visual mix-up. pasarán ([pasaˈɾãn]) and pasaron ([paˈsaɾõn]) 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 - á in “pasarán” becomes o in “pasaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14513, 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]. pasaron is at rank #2,680, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsaɾõn].
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 14513, this pair ranks #283,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasarán vs pasaron
Shared letters: anprs. Private to "pasarán": á. Private to "pasaron": o.
"pasarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasaron ← apsaron · paasron · pasaorn · pasarno · pasaronn · pasarron · pasraon · passaron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasarán" and "pasaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pasarán" or "pasaron"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pasarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasarán" and "pasaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasarán vs pasarás". 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 #283,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.