Which to use
“pagaste” is a verb and “pasante” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,169
- “pagaste” frequency rank
- #31,916
- “pasante” frequency rank
- 58085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagaste | pasante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pagar o de pagarse. | Que pasa. |
Where the eye mixes pagaste and pasante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pagaste and pasante follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pagaste vs pasante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pagaste is [paˈɣ̞ast̪e] while pasante is [paˈsãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagaste is recorded at frequency rank #26,169, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɣ̞ast̪e]. pasante is at rank #31,916, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paˈsãn̪t̪e].
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 58085, this pair ranks #67,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pagaste vs pasante
Shared letters: aepst. Private to "pagaste": g. Private to "pasante": n.
"pagaste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "pasante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagaste" and "pasante" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pagaste" or "pasante" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pagaste" and "pasante" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagaste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pasante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagaste" and "pasante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasante vs pedante". 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 #67,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.