Which to use
“pagado” and “parado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,184
- “pagado” frequency rank
- #4,931
- “parado” frequency rank
- 9115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagado | parado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alegre. | Remiso, flojo, tímido y descuidado en sus acciones y movimientos. |
Where the eye mixes pagado and parado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pagado with parado
A purely visual mix-up. pagado ([paˈɣ̞að̞o]) and parado ([paˈɾað̞o]) 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 “pagado” becomes r in “parado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagado is recorded at frequency rank #4,184, classified as anadj, pronounced [paˈɣ̞að̞o]. parado is at rank #4,931, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paˈɾað̞o].
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 9115, this pair ranks #302,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagado vs parado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "pagado": g. Private to "parado": r.
"pagado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "parado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pagado" and "parado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pagado" vs "parado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagado" and "parado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagado vs plegado". 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 #302,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.