pasaránvspasaronConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
pasarán
7 ch
pasaron

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

  • pasaronapsaron · paasron · pasaorn · pasarno · pasaronn · pasarron · pasraon · passaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pasarán" and "pasaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pasaˈɾãn] versus [paˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pasarán" or "pasaron"?
"pasaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,680 in our Spanish list, against #11,833 for "pasarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list