Which to use
“pasase” and “pasearse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,263
- “pasase” frequency rank
- #49,184
- “pasearse” frequency rank
- 82447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasase | pasearse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de pasar. | Discurrir acerca de una materia sin hacer pie en ella, o vagamente. |
Where the eye mixes pasase and pasearse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pasase with pasearse
A purely visual mix-up. pasase ([paˈsase]) and pasearse ([paseˈaɾse]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82447, 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]. pasearse is at rank #49,184, tagged as averb, pronounced [paseˈaɾse].
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 82447, this pair ranks #9,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasase vs pasearse
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "pasase": -. Private to "pasearse": r.
"pasase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasearse" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasase" and "pasearse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pasase" or "pasearse" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasase" and "pasearse" 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 "pasearse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasase" and "pasearse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasearse vs pelearse". 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 #9,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.