Which to use
“pagada” and “pelada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,405
- “pagada” frequency rank
- #33,763
- “pelada” frequency rank
- 50168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagada | pelada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Forma del femenino de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. |
Where the eye mixes pagada and pelada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pagada vs pelada
A purely visual mix-up. pagada ([paˈɣ̞að̞a]) and pelada ([peˈlað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50168, 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]. pelada is at rank #33,763, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈlað̞a].
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 50168, this pair ranks #104,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagada vs pelada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "pagada": g. Private to "pelada": el.
"pagada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pelada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pagada" and "pelada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pagada" vs "pelada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pagada" and "pelada" 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 "pelada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagada" and "pelada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelada 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 #104,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.