Which to use
“pagará” and “pegaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,283
- “pagará” frequency rank
- #23,894
- “pegaba” frequency rank
- 35177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagará | pegaba |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pagará and pegaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pagará vs pegaba
A purely visual mix-up. pagará ([paɣ̞aˈɾa]) and pegaba ([peˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35177, 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]. pegaba is at rank #23,894, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞aβ̞a].
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 35177, this pair ranks #187,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagará vs pegaba
Shared letters: agp. Private to "pagará": rá. Private to "pegaba": be.
"pagará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pegaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pegaba ← epgaba · peagba · pegaab · pegabba · pegava · pegbaa · peggaba · pgeaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagará" and "pegaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pagará" or "pegaba"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagará" and "pegaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegaba vs pegaban". 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 #187,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.