pagábamos

[paˈɣ̞aβ̞amos]

/[paˈɣ̞aβ̞amos]/ verb

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The verdict

“pagábamos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,186 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,186
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar.

Key facts for pagábamos
PropertyValue
Headwordpagábamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈɣ̞aβ̞amos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,186
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pagábamos” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pagábamos lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pagábamos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,186 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [paˈɣ̞aβ̞amos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pagábamos in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pagábamos, spelled P-A-G-Á-B-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pagábamos"?
"pagábamos" is spelled P-A-G-Á-B-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈɣ̞aβ̞amos].
What does "pagábamos" mean?
As a verb, "pagábamos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar.
How do you pronounce "pagábamos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pagábamos" is [paˈɣ̞aβ̞amos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pagábamos" come from?
"pagábamos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pagábamos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-G-Á-B-A-M-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [paˈɣ̞aβ̞amos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list