Which to use
“pagos” and “paso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,868
- “pagos” frequency rank
- #343
- “paso” frequency rank
- 4211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagos | paso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pago. | Cada uno de los movimientos de avance de las piernas al caminar. |
Where the eye mixes pagos and paso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pagos vs paso
A purely visual mix-up. pagos ([ˈpaɣ̞os]) and paso ([ˈpaso]) 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 4211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagos is recorded at frequency rank #3,868, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɣ̞os]. paso is at rank #343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaso].
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 4211, this pair ranks #316,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pagos vs paso
Shared letters: aops. Private to "pagos": g. Private to "paso": -.
"pagos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "paso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagos" and "paso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pagos" or "paso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pagos" and "paso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagos" and "paso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pacos vs pagos". 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 #316,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.