Which to use
“sobrepasado” and “sobrepasan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,335
- “sobrepasado” frequency rank
- #35,261
- “sobrepasan” frequency rank
- 68596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sobrepasado | sobrepasan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de sobrepasar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sobrepasar. |
Where the eye mixes sobrepasado and sobrepasan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. sobrepasado runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVCV) against sobrepasan's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sobrepasado vs sobrepasan
A purely visual mix-up. sobrepasado ([soβ̞ɾepaˈsað̞o]) and sobrepasan ([soβ̞ɾeˈpasãn]) 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 68596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sobrepasado is recorded at frequency rank #33,335, classified as averb, pronounced [soβ̞ɾepaˈsað̞o]. sobrepasan is at rank #35,261, tagged as averb, pronounced [soβ̞ɾeˈpasãn].
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 68596, this pair ranks #34,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sobrepasado vs sobrepasan
Shared letters: abeoprs. Private to "sobrepasado": d. Private to "sobrepasan": n.
"sobrepasado" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV · "sobrepasan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sobrepasado ← osbrepasado · sborepasado · sobbrepasado · soberpasado · sobreapsado · sobrepaasdo · sobrepasaddo · sobrepasaod
- sobrepasan ← osbrepasan · sborepasan · sobbrepasan · soberpasan · sobreapsan · sobrepaasn · sobrepasann · sobrepasna
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sobrepasado" for "sobrepasan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sobrepasado" vs "sobrepasan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrepasado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrepasan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sobrepasado" and "sobrepasan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sobrepasan vs sobrepasando". 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 #34,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.