páginavspariaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: página is a noun, paria is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“página” is a noun and “paria” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#634
“página” frequency rank
#32,324
“paria” frequency rank
32958
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature página paria
Definition Cada una de las dos caras de una hoja impresa. Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a los linajes fuera del sistema de castas tradicional de la India, excluídos generalmente de la vida social y los oficios prestigiosos.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set página and paria apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
página
5 ch
paria

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: página is [ˈpaxina] while paria is [ˈpaɾja]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

página is recorded at frequency rank #634, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaxina]. paria is at rank #32,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpaɾja].

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 32958, this pair ranks #199,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of página vs paria

Shared letters: aip. Private to "página": gná. Private to "paria": r.

"página" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "paria" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pariaapria · paira · parai · parria · pparia · praia

Frequency comparison

página#634
paria#32,324

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "página" and "paria" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "página" is a noun and "paria" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "página" or "paria"?
"página" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #634 in our Spanish list, against #32,324 for "paria". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering página vs paria

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “página”; for an adjective, it's “paria”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “página” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list