Which to use
“pagará” and “pagas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,283
- “pagará” frequency rank
- #9,336
- “pagas” frequency rank
- 20619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagará | pagas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. |
Where the eye mixes pagará and pagas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pagará runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pagas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pagará and pagas
A purely visual mix-up. pagará ([paɣ̞aˈɾa]) and pagas ([ˈpaɣ̞as]) 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 20619, 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]. pagas is at rank #9,336, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpaɣ̞as].
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 20619, this pair ranks #258,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagará vs pagas
Shared letters: agp. Private to "pagará": rá. Private to "pagas": s.
"pagará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pagas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pagas ← apgas · paags · pagass · paggas · pagsa · pgaas · ppagas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagará" and "pagas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pagará" or "pagas"?
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 "pagará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pagas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagará" and "pagas" 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 #258,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.