Which to use
“pagadas” is a participle and “pulgadas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,336
- “pagadas” frequency rank
- #8,699
- “pulgadas” frequency rank
- 27035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagadas | pulgadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Forma del plural de pulgada. |
Where the eye mixes pagadas and pulgadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pagadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pulgadas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pagadas with pulgadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pagadas is [paˈɣ̞að̞as] while pulgadas is [pulˈɣ̞að̞as]. 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 27035, 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]. pulgadas is at rank #8,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pulˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 27035, this pair ranks #228,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagadas vs pulgadas
Shared letters: adgps. Private to "pagadas": -. Private to "pulgadas": lu.
"pagadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pulgadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagadas" and "pulgadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pagadas" or "pulgadas" show up more?
What to do next
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 "pulgadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagadas" and "pulgadas" 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 #228,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.