Which to use
“vagas” and “vago” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,877
- “vagas” frequency rank
- #9,054
- “vago” frequency rank
- 38931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vagas | vago |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de vago. | Que no desea hacer tareas, ni actividad alguna. |
Where the eye mixes vagas and vago
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vagas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against vago's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vagas vs vago
A purely visual mix-up. vagas ([ˈbaɣ̞as]) and vago ([ˈbaɣ̞o]) 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 38931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vagas is recorded at frequency rank #29,877, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɣ̞as]. vago is at rank #9,054, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɣ̞o].
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 38931, this pair ranks #167,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vagas vs vago
Shared letters: agv. Private to "vagas": s. Private to "vago": o.
"vagas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vagas" for "vago" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vagas" or "vago"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vagas" and "vago" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vagas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vago" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vagas" and "vago" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vagas vs vaginas". 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 #167,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.