pagar

/[paˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#898

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pagar is aSpanishverb. It means: Satisfacer lo que se debía. Pronounced [paˈɣ̞aɾ]. It ranks #898 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with para and pasa.

Key facts for pagar
PropertyValue
Headwordpagar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[paˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#898
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pagar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pagar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #898 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for pagar, with forms such as "apgar", "paagr", and "pagarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "para", "pasa", "papa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pagar, spelled P-A-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Satisfacer lo que se debía.
  2. 2
    Causar derechos los géneros que se introducen.
  3. 3
    Sufrir la pena merecida.
  4. 4
    Corresponder dignamente a las atenciones de otro.
  5. 5
    Contentar.
  6. 6
    Agradar, gustar.
  7. 7
    Resarcir los daños hechos o las ofensas recibidas.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apgar,paagr,pagarr,paggar,pagra,pgaar,ppagar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pagar

Misspelling Variants of "pagar"

apgar5paagr5pagarr6paggar6pagra5pgaar5ppagar6
Misspelling Variants of "pagar"

Frequency rank: #898 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pagar"?
"pagar" is spelled P-A-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "pagar" mean?
As a verb, "pagar" means: Satisfacer lo que se debía.
What words are commonly confused with "pagar"?
"pagar" is commonly confused with "para", "pasa", "papa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pagar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pagar" is [paˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pagar" come from?
"pagar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.