Which to use
“vagas” is an adjective and “váyase” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,877
- “vagas” frequency rank
- #36,368
- “váyase” frequency rank
- 66245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vagas | váyase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de vago. | Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de irse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes vagas and váyase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vagas vs váyase
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vagas is [ˈbaɣ̞as] while váyase is [ˈbaʝase]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66245, 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]. váyase is at rank #36,368, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʝase].
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 66245, this pair ranks #40,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vagas vs váyase
Shared letters: asv. Private to "vagas": g. Private to "váyase": eyá.
"vagas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "váyase" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vagas ← avgas · bagas · vaags · vagass · vaggas · vagsa · vgaas · vvagas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vagas" for "váyase" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vagas" or "váyase"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vagas" and "váyase" 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 "váyase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vagas" and "váyase" 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 #40,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.