Which to use
“pagadas” and “pasadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,336
- “pagadas” frequency rank
- #7,046
- “pasadas” frequency rank
- 25382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagadas | pasadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Forma del femenino plural de pasado, participio de pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pagadas and pasadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pagadas with pasadas
A purely visual mix-up. pagadas ([paˈɣ̞að̞as]) and pasadas ([paˈsað̞as]) 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 a single letter - g in “pagadas” becomes s in “pasadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25382, 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]. pasadas is at rank #7,046, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [paˈsað̞as].
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 25382, this pair ranks #236,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagadas vs pasadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pagadas": g. Private to "pasadas": -.
"pagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pasadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagadas" and "pasadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pagadas" vs "pasadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pagadas" and "pasadas" 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 "pasadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagadas" and "pasadas" 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 #236,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.