pasaronvspegaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,680
“pasaron” frequency rank
#22,448
“pegaron” frequency rank
25128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes pasaron and pegaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasaron and pegaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
pasaron
7 ch
pegaron

Look-alike desk: pasaron vs pegaron

A purely visual mix-up. pasaron ([paˈsaɾõn]) and pegaron ([peˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 25128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pasaron is recorded at frequency rank #2,680, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsaɾõn]. pegaron is at rank #22,448, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞aɾõn].

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 25128, this pair ranks #237,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pasaron vs pegaron

Shared letters: anopr. Private to "pasaron": s. Private to "pegaron": eg.

"pasaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "pegaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pasaron ← apsaron · paasron · pasaorn · pasarno · pasaronn · pasarron · pasraon · passaron
  • pegaron ← epgaron · peagron · pegaorn · pegarno · pegaronn · pegarron · peggaron · pegraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pasaron" and "pegaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paˈsaɾõn] versus [peˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pasaron" or "pegaron"?
"pasaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,680 in our Spanish list, against #22,448 for "pegaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "pasaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pegaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #237,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pasaron" and "pegaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegaban vs pegaron". 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 #237,880 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