Which to use
“pagadas” and “peladas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,336
- “pagadas” frequency rank
- #49,853
- “peladas” frequency rank
- 68189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagadas | peladas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Forma del femenino plural de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. |
Where the eye mixes pagadas and peladas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pagadas and peladas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pagadas vs peladas
A purely visual mix-up. pagadas ([paˈɣ̞að̞as]) and peladas ([peˈlað̞as]) 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 68189, 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]. peladas is at rank #49,853, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈlað̞as].
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 68189, this pair ranks #35,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pagadas vs peladas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pagadas": g. Private to "peladas": el.
"pagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "peladas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagadas" and "peladas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pagadas" or "peladas"?
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 "pagadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagadas" and "peladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palmadas 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 #35,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.