pasarásvspasaríanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“pasarás” and “pasarían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,994
“pasarás” frequency rank
#25,753
“pasarían” frequency rank
66747
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasarás pasarían
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de pasar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de pasar.

Where the eye mixes pasarás and pasarían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasarás 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.

7 ch
pasarás
8 ch
pasarían

Why the eye confuses pasarás with pasarían

A purely visual mix-up. pasarás ([pasaˈɾas]) 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 66747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pasarás is recorded at frequency rank #40,994, classified as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾas]. 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 66747, this pair ranks #38,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pasarás vs pasarían

Shared letters: aprs. Private to "pasarás": á. Private to "pasarían": ní.

"pasarás" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pasarían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pasarás" for "pasarían" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pasaˈɾas] versus [pasaˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pasarás" or "pasarían"?
"pasarían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,753 in our Spanish list, against #40,994 for "pasarás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "pasarás" and "pasarían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pasarás" 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 #38,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pasarás" and "pasarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pajares vs pasarás". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #38,985 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