paganavspaganasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pagana is a noun, paganas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pagana” is a noun and “paganas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,245
“pagana” frequency rank
#48,569
“paganas” frequency rank
85814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pagana paganas
Definition Pieza de madera de roble de treinta pies de longitud y con una escuadría de doce pulgadas de tabla por diez de canto. Forma del femenino plural de pagano.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pagana and paganas apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
pagana
7 ch
paganas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pagana is [paˈɣ̞ana] while paganas is [paˈɣ̞anas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “pagana” sits inside “paganas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pagana is recorded at frequency rank #37,245, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈɣ̞ana]. paganas is at rank #48,569, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paˈɣ̞anas].

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 85814, this pair ranks #5,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pagana vs paganas

Shared letters: agnp. Private to "pagana": -. Private to "paganas": s.

"pagana" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "paganas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paganaapgana · paagna · pagaan · paganna · paggana · pagnaa · pgaana · ppagana
  • paganasapganas · paagnas · pagaans · paganass · pagannas · pagansa · pagganas · pagnaas

Frequency comparison

pagana#37,245
paganas#48,569

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pagana" and "paganas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pagana" is a noun and "paganas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pagana" or "paganas"?
"pagana" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,245 in our Spanish list, against #48,569 for "paganas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pagana vs paganas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “pagana”; for an adjective, it's “paganas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pagana” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list