Which to use
“pagados” and “pelados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,011
- “pagados” frequency rank
- #39,377
- “pelados” frequency rank
- 48388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagados | pelados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pagado, participio de pagar o de pagarse. | Forma del plural de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. |
Where the eye mixes pagados and pelados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pagados and pelados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pagados with pelados
A purely visual mix-up. pagados ([paˈɣ̞að̞os]) and pelados ([peˈlað̞os]) 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 48388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagados is recorded at frequency rank #9,011, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paˈɣ̞að̞os]. pelados is at rank #39,377, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈlað̞os].
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 48388, this pair ranks #114,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagados vs pelados
Shared letters: adops. Private to "pagados": g. Private to "pelados": el.
"pagados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pelados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagados" and "pelados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pelados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagados" and "pelados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pelados". 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 #114,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.