Which to use
“pagarían” is a verb and “pagarla” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,724
- “pagarían” frequency rank
- #33,753
- “pagarla” frequency rank
- 70477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagarían | pagarla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de pagar. | Sufrir el culpable su condigno castigo o la venganza de que se hizo más o menos merecedor. |
Where the eye mixes pagarían and pagarla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pagarían runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against pagarla's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pagarían and pagarla
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pagarían is [paɣ̞aˈɾiãn] while pagarla is [paˈɣ̞aɾla]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs phrase), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagarían is recorded at frequency rank #36,724, classified as averb, pronounced [paɣ̞aˈɾiãn]. pagarla is at rank #33,753, tagged as aphrase, pronounced [paˈɣ̞aɾla].
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 70477, this pair ranks #29,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pagarían vs pagarla
Shared letters: agpr. Private to "pagarían": ní. Private to "pagarla": l.
"pagarían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "pagarla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pagarla ← apgarla · paagrla · pagalra · pagaral · pagarlla · pagarrla · paggarla · pagrala
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagarían" and "pagarla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pagarían" or "pagarla" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagarían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pagarla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagarían" and "pagarla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagana vs pagarla". 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 #29,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.