Which to use
“pasase” and “pasate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,263
- “pasase” frequency rank
- #38,865
- “pasate” frequency rank
- 72128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasase | pasate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de pasar. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de pasarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes pasase and pasate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pasase and pasate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pasase with pasate
A purely visual mix-up. pasase ([paˈsase]) and pasate ([paˈsat̪e]) 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 a single letter - s in “pasase” becomes t in “pasate”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasase is recorded at frequency rank #33,263, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈsase]. pasate is at rank #38,865, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsat̪e].
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 72128, this pair ranks #26,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasase vs pasate
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "pasase": -. Private to "pasate": t.
"pasase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pasase" and "pasate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasase" and "pasate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasase 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 #26,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.