Which to use
“pagada” and “pegadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,405
- “pagada” frequency rank
- #31,050
- “pegadas” frequency rank
- 47455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagada | pegadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Forma del femenino plural de pegado, participio de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pagada and pegadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pagada vs pegadas
A purely visual mix-up. pagada ([paˈɣ̞að̞a]) and pegadas ([peˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 47455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagada is recorded at frequency rank #16,405, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paˈɣ̞að̞a]. pegadas is at rank #31,050, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 47455, this pair ranks #119,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagada vs pegadas
Shared letters: adgp. Private to "pagada": -. Private to "pegadas": es.
"pagada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pegadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pagada" and "pegadas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pagada" or "pegadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pagada" and "pegadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagada" and "pegadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegadas vs peladas". 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 #119,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.