pasaríavspasarseConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
pasaría
7 ch
pasarse

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

  • pasarseapsarse · paasrse · pasarce · pasares · pasarrse · pasarsse · pasasre · pasrase

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pasaría" and "pasarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pasaˈɾia] versus [paˈsaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasaría" or "pasarse" show up more?
"pasaría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,766 in our Spanish list, against #15,682 for "pasarse". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list