Which to use
“pájaro” and “pajas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,909
- “pájaro” frequency rank
- #24,986
- “pajas” frequency rank
- 32895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pájaro | pajas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ave, en especial si es de pequeño tamaño. | Forma del plural de paja. |
Where the eye mixes pájaro and pajas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pájaro runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pajas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pájaro vs pajas
A purely visual mix-up. pájaro ([ˈpaxaɾo]) and pajas ([ˈpaxas]) 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 32895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pájaro is recorded at frequency rank #7,909, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaxaɾo]. pajas is at rank #24,986, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaxas].
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 32895, this pair ranks #199,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pájaro vs pajas
Shared letters: ajp. Private to "pájaro": orá. Private to "pajas": s.
"pájaro" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pajas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pajas ← apjas · paajs · pajass · pajjas · pajsa · pjaas · ppajas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pájaro" and "pajas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pájaro" or "pajas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pájaro" and "pajas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pájaro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pajas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pájaro" and "pajas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pajares vs pajas". 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 #199,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.