Which to use
“pasaría” and “pasarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,766
- “pasaría” frequency rank
- #15,682
- “pasarse” frequency rank
- 21448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasaría | pasarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de pasar. | Pasar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes pasaría and pasarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pasaría and pasarse
A purely visual mix-up. pasaría ([pasaˈɾia]) and pasarse ([paˈsaɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasaría is recorded at frequency rank #5,766, classified as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾia]. pasarse is at rank #15,682, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsaɾse].
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 21448, this pair ranks #254,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasaría vs pasarse
Shared letters: aprs. Private to "pasaría": í. Private to "pasarse": e.
"pasaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "pasarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pasarse ← apsarse · paasrse · pasarce · pasares · pasarrse · pasarsse · pasasre · pasrase
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasaría" and "pasarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasaría" or "pasarse" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasaría" and "pasarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasaría" and "pasarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasarse vs pasearse". 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 #254,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.