Which to use
“pagará” and “pasaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,283
- “pagará” frequency rank
- #5,766
- “pasaría” frequency rank
- 17049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagará | pasaría |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pagará and pasaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pagará vs pasaría
A purely visual mix-up. pagará ([paɣ̞aˈɾa]) and pasaría ([pasaˈɾia]) 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 17049, 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]. pasaría is at rank #5,766, tagged as averb, pronounced [pasaˈɾia].
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 17049, this pair ranks #273,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagará vs pasaría
Shared letters: apr. Private to "pagará": gá. Private to "pasaría": sí.
"pagará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pasaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pagará" for "pasaría" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pagará" vs "pasaría" - 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 "pagará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagará" and "pasaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paganas vs pagará". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.