Which to use
“pagaban” and “pagará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,925
- “pagaban” frequency rank
- #11,283
- “pagará” frequency rank
- 30208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagaban | pagará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. |
Where the eye mixes pagaban and pagará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pagaban with pagará
A purely visual mix-up. pagaban ([paˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and pagará ([paɣ̞aˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagaban is recorded at frequency rank #18,925, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. pagará is at rank #11,283, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɣ̞aˈɾa].
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 30208, this pair ranks #213,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagaban vs pagará
Shared letters: agp. Private to "pagaban": bn. Private to "pagará": rá.
"pagaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pagará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pagaban ← apgaban · paagban · pagaabn · pagabann · pagabban · pagabna · pagavan · pagbaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagaban" and "pagará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pagaban" vs "pagará" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pagará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagaban" and "pagará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagaban vs paganas". 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 #213,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.