Which to use
“pagaban” and “pasaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,925
- “pagaban” frequency rank
- #9,014
- “pasaban” frequency rank
- 27939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagaban | pasaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pagar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pagaban and pasaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pagaban with pasaban
A purely visual mix-up. pagaban ([paˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and pasaban ([paˈsaβ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - g in “pagaban” becomes s in “pasaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27939, 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]. pasaban is at rank #9,014, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsaβ̞ãn].
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 27939, this pair ranks #224,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagaban vs pasaban
Shared letters: abnp. Private to "pagaban": g. Private to "pasaban": s.
"pagaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pagaban" and "pasaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagaban" and "pasaban" 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 #224,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.