paganvspáginaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pagan is a verb, página is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pagan” is a verb and “página” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,867
“pagan” frequency rank
#634
“página” frequency rank
4501
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pagan página
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. Cada una de las dos caras de una hoja impresa.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pagan and página apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
pagan
6 ch
página

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pagan is [ˈpaɣ̞ãn] while página is [ˈpaxina]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pagan is recorded at frequency rank #3,867, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpaɣ̞ãn]. página is at rank #634, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaxina].

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 4501, this pair ranks #315,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of pagan vs página

Shared letters: agnp. Private to "pagan": -. Private to "página": .

"pagan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "página" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paganapgan · paagn · pagann · paggan · pagna · pgaan · ppagan

Frequency comparison

pagan#3,867
página#634

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pagan" and "página" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pagan" is a verb and "página" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pagan" or "página"?
"página" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #634 in our Spanish list, against #3,867 for "pagan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pagan vs página

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “pagan”; for a noun, it's “página”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pagan” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list