Which to use
“sobrepasan” and “sobrepasar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,261
- “sobrepasan” frequency rank
- #23,235
- “sobrepasar” frequency rank
- 58496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sobrepasan | sobrepasar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sobrepasar. | Pasar más allá de un límite o de cierta cantidad; exceder una expectativa. |
Where the eye mixes sobrepasan and sobrepasar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. sobrepasan and sobrepasar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sobrepasan with sobrepasar
A purely visual mix-up. sobrepasan ([soβ̞ɾeˈpasãn]) and sobrepasar ([soβ̞ɾepaˈsaɾ]) 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 - n in “sobrepasan” becomes r in “sobrepasar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sobrepasan is recorded at frequency rank #35,261, classified as averb, pronounced [soβ̞ɾeˈpasãn]. sobrepasar is at rank #23,235, tagged as averb, pronounced [soβ̞ɾepaˈsaɾ].
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 58496, this pair ranks #66,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sobrepasan vs sobrepasar
Shared letters: abeoprs. Private to "sobrepasan": n. Private to "sobrepasar": -.
"sobrepasan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "sobrepasar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sobrepasan ← osbrepasan · sborepasan · sobbrepasan · soberpasan · sobreapsan · sobrepaasn · sobrepasann · sobrepasna
- sobrepasar ← osbrepasar · sborepasar · sobbrepasar · soberpasar · sobreapsar · sobrepaasr · sobrepasarr · sobrepasra
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrepasan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sobrepasar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sobrepasan" and "sobrepasar" 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 #66,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.