Which to use
“pagará” and “pagaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,283
- “pagará” frequency rank
- #11,638
- “pagaron” frequency rank
- 22921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagará | pagaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. |
Where the eye mixes pagará and pagaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pagará and pagaron
A purely visual mix-up. pagará ([paɣ̞aˈɾa]) and pagaron ([paˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 22921, 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]. pagaron is at rank #11,638, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 22921, this pair ranks #248,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagará vs pagaron
Shared letters: agpr. Private to "pagará": á. Private to "pagaron": no.
"pagará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pagaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pagaron ← apgaron · paagron · pagaorn · pagarno · pagaronn · pagarron · paggaron · pagraon
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pagará" and "pagaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pagará" vs "pagaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pagaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagará" and "pagaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paganas vs pagará". 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 #248,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.