Which to use
“pagadas” is a participle and “pasada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,336
- “pagadas” frequency rank
- #1,992
- “pasada” frequency rank
- 20328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagadas | pasada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Acción o efecto de pasar o de pasarse. |
Where the eye mixes pagadas and pasada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pagadas and pasada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pagadas is [paˈɣ̞að̞as] while pasada is [paˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagadas is recorded at frequency rank #18,336, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paˈɣ̞að̞as]. pasada is at rank #1,992, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈsað̞a].
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 20328, this pair ranks #259,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagadas vs pasada
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pagadas": g. Private to "pasada": -.
"pagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pagadas" for "pasada" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pagadas" and "pasada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagadas" and "pasada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagadas 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 #259,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.