Which to use
“pagar” and “pagarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #898
- “pagar” frequency rank
- #14,419
- “pagarán” frequency rank
- 15317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagar | pagarán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Satisfacer lo que se debía. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. |
Where the eye mixes pagar and pagarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pagar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pagarán's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pagar vs pagarán
A purely visual mix-up. pagar ([paˈɣ̞aɾ]) and pagarán ([paɣ̞aˈɾãn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “pagar” sits inside “pagarán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagar is recorded at frequency rank #898, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɣ̞aɾ]. pagarán is at rank #14,419, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɣ̞aˈɾãn].
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 15317, this pair ranks #280,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagar vs pagarán
Shared letters: agpr. Private to "pagar": -. Private to "pagarán": ná.
"pagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pagarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pagar ← apgar · paagr · pagarr · paggar · pagra · pgaar · ppagar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pagar" for "pagarán" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pagar" vs "pagarán" - which ranks higher?
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 "pagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pagarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagar" and "pagarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paganas vs pagarán". 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 #280,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.