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Which to use

“pagará” and “pagaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,283
“pagará” frequency rank
#16,406
“pagaría” frequency rank
27689
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pagará pagaría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de pagar o de pagarse.

Where the eye mixes pagará and pagaría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
pagará
7 ch
pagaría

Why the eye confuses pagará with pagaría

A purely visual mix-up. pagará ([paɣ̞aˈɾa]) and pagaría ([paɣ̞aˈɾia]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pagará is recorded at frequency rank #11,283, classified as averb, pronounced [paɣ̞aˈɾa]. pagaría is at rank #16,406, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɣ̞aˈɾia].

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 27689, this pair ranks #225,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pagará vs pagaría

Shared letters: agpr. Private to "pagará": á. Private to "pagaría": í.

"pagará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "pagaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pagará" and "pagaría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paɣ̞aˈɾa] versus [paɣ̞aˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pagará" or "pagaría"?
"pagará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,283 in our Spanish list, against #16,406 for "pagaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "pagará" and "pagaría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pagará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pagaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #225,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pagará" and "pagaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paganas vs pagará". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #225,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list