pagaban

[paˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]

/[paˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“pagaban” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,925
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pagaban · pagaban · Spanish

pagaban · rank #18,925 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,925
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH originado

Nearest frequency peer: originado (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pagaban”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pagaban” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pagaban vs pagan
71% similar
pagaban vs pasaba
71% similar
pagaban vs pagará
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pagaban
PropertyValue
Headwordpagaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,925
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pagaban”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pagabancae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “originado” (#18,923), “peones” (#18,927), “pepino” (#18,928). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pagaban” va en #18,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pagaban (IPA [paˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,925 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pagaban, with forms such as "apgaban", "paagban", and "pagaabn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "pagan", "pasaba", "pagará", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pagaban, spelled P-A-G-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apgaban
  • paagban
  • pagaabn
  • pagabann
  • pagabban
  • pagabna
  • pagavan
  • pagbaan
  • paggaban
  • pgaaban
  • ppagaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pagaban - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apgaban2paagban2pagaabn2pagabann1pagabban1pagabna2pagavan1pagbaan2
Edit distance from "pagaban"

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 "pagaban"?
"pagaban" is spelled P-A-G-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn].
What does "pagaban" mean?
As a verb, "pagaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar.
What words are commonly confused with "pagaban"?
"pagaban" is commonly confused with "pagan", "pasaba", "pagará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pagaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pagaban" is [paˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pagaban" come from?
"pagaban" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pagaban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ofrecían11 variantsnominada11 variantsporteños11 variantsmosquito11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list