Which to use
“pasear” and “pasen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,206
- “pasear” frequency rank
- #4,817
- “pasen” frequency rank
- 12023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasear | pasen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Andar por diversión o por hacer ejercicio o para tomar el aire. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pasear and pasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pasear with pasen
A purely visual mix-up. pasear ([paseˈaɾ]) and pasen ([ˈpasẽn]) 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 12023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasear is recorded at frequency rank #7,206, classified as averb, pronounced [paseˈaɾ]. pasen is at rank #4,817, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpasẽn].
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 12023, this pair ranks #293,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pasear vs pasen
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "pasear": r. Private to "pasen": n.
"pasear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pasen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pasear" for "pasen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pasear" or "pasen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pasear" and "pasen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasear" and "pasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasear 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 #293,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.