Which to use
“pagada” and “plagada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,405
- “pagada” frequency rank
- #32,338
- “plagada” frequency rank
- 48743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagada | plagada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Forma del femenino de plagado, participio de plagar. |
Where the eye mixes pagada and plagada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pagada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against plagada's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pagada vs plagada
A purely visual mix-up. pagada ([paˈɣ̞að̞a]) and plagada ([plaˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 48743, 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]. plagada is at rank #32,338, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [plaˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 48743, this pair ranks #112,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagada vs plagada
Shared letters: adgp. Private to "pagada": -. Private to "plagada": l.
"pagada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "plagada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagada" and "plagada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pagada" vs "plagada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pagada" and "plagada" 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 "plagada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagada" and "plagada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plagada vs plegado". 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 #112,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.