pasaríanvspasaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,753
“pasarían” frequency rank
#2,680
“pasaron” frequency rank
28433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pasarían pasaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de pasar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pasar.

Where the eye mixes pasarían and pasaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pasarían runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against pasaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
pasarían
7 ch
pasaron

Visual trap between pasarían and pasaron

A purely visual mix-up. pasarían ([pasaˈɾiãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pasarían is recorded at frequency rank #25,753, classified as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾiãn]. 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 28433, this pair ranks #222,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pasarían vs pasaron

Shared letters: anprs. Private to "pasarían": í. Private to "pasaron": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pasaron ← apsaron · paasron · pasaorn · pasarno · pasaronn · pasarron · pasraon · passaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pasarían" and "pasaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pasaˈɾiãn] versus [paˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pasarían" vs "pasaron" - which ranks higher?
"pasaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,680 in our Spanish list, against #25,753 for "pasarían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "pasarían" 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 #222,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pasarían" and "pasaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasarían vs pensarían". 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 #222,062 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