Which to use
“padrón” is a noun and “pagaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,307
- “padrón” frequency rank
- #11,638
- “pagaron” frequency rank
- 24945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padrón | pagaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nómina o listado de los habitantes de una población. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. |
Where the eye mixes padrón and pagaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. padrón runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against pagaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between padrón and pagaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: padrón is [paˈð̞ɾõn] while pagaron is [paˈɣ̞aɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padrón is recorded at frequency rank #13,307, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈð̞ɾõn]. pagaron is at rank #11,638, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 24945, this pair ranks #238,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of padrón vs pagaron
Shared letters: anpr. Private to "padrón": dó. Private to "pagaron": go.
"padrón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pagaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pagaron ← apgaron · paagron · pagaorn · pagarno · pagaronn · pagarron · paggaron · pagraon
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "padrón" for "pagaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "padrón" or "pagaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "padrón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pagaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padrón" and "pagaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagarían vs pagaron". 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 #238,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.