Which to use
“pagará” and “pegar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,283
- “pagará” frequency rank
- #6,442
- “pegar” frequency rank
- 17725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagará | pegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. | Hacer que una cosa quede adherida a otra. |
Where the eye mixes pagará and pegar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pagará runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pegar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pagará with pegar
A purely visual mix-up. pagará ([paɣ̞aˈɾa]) and pegar ([peˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 17725, 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]. pegar is at rank #6,442, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 17725, this pair ranks #270,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagará vs pegar
Shared letters: agpr. Private to "pagará": á. Private to "pegar": e.
"pagará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pegar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pegar ← epgar · peagr · pegarr · peggar · pegra · pgear · ppegar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pagará" for "pegar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pagará" vs "pegar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pagará" and "pegar" 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 "pegar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagará" and "pegar" 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 #270,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.