Which to use
“pagadas” and “pegadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,336
- “pagadas” frequency rank
- #31,050
- “pegadas” frequency rank
- 49386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagadas | pegadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Forma del femenino plural de pegado, participio de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pagadas and pegadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pagadas vs pegadas
A purely visual mix-up. pagadas ([paˈɣ̞að̞as]) and pegadas ([peˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 - a in “pagadas” becomes e in “pegadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49386, 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]. pegadas is at rank #31,050, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 49386, this pair ranks #109,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagadas vs pegadas
Shared letters: adgps. Private to "pagadas": -. Private to "pegadas": e.
"pagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pegadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pagadas" for "pegadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pagadas" vs "pegadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pagadas" and "pegadas" 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 "pegadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagadas" and "pegadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegadas 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 #109,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.