Which to use
“pagada” and “pisada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,405
- “pagada” frequency rank
- #46,123
- “pisada” frequency rank
- 62528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagada | pisada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Forma del femenino de pisado, participio de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pagada and pisada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pagada and pisada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pagada and pisada
A purely visual mix-up. pagada ([paˈɣ̞að̞a]) and pisada ([piˈsað̞a]) 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 62528, 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]. pisada is at rank #46,123, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [piˈsað̞a].
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 62528, this pair ranks #51,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pagada vs pisada
Shared letters: adp. Private to "pagada": g. Private to "pisada": is.
"pagada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pisada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagada" and "pisada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pagada" or "pisada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagada" and "pisada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pisada vs posado". 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 #51,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.