pagar

/pɐ.ˈɡaɾ/

//pɐ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“pagar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #809. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#809
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - remunerar

Corpus desk

Index PT-pagar · pagar · Portuguese

pagar · rank #809 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #809
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH motivo

Nearest frequency peer: motivo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pagar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “pagar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pagar vs par
60% similar
pagar vs para
60% similar
pagar vs papa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pagar
PropertyValue
Headwordpagar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɐ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#809
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pagar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pagarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “motivo” (#808), “rápido” (#811), “interesse” (#806). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pagar” fica em #809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pagar (IPA /pɐ.ˈɡaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #809 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pagar, with forms such as "apgar", "paagr", and "pagarr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "par", "para", "papa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pagar, spelled P-A-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    remunerar
  2. 2
    entregar ao vendedor/fornecedor o valor concordado pelo produto ou serviço
  3. 3
    expiar
  4. 4
    vir a expor deixando à vista sem se ter pretendido, de forma acidental de si
  5. 5
    entregar-se à realização como ser realizante ativo de determinado ato sexual oral
  6. 6
    ser o ator de situação em que se passa uma dada vergonha pública
  7. 7
    gerar benefício que compensa o custo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pagar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pagou peitinho.
  2. O tecido ajustável permite que você exerça qualquer movimento de forma livre, sem ter aquele velho medo de pagar cofrinho.

This word in other languages

pay(English)pagar(Español)payer(Français)bezahlen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apgar
  • paagr
  • pagarr
  • paggar
  • pagra
  • pgaar
  • ppagar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pagar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apgar2paagr2pagarr1paggar1pagra2pgaar2ppagar1
Edit distance from "pagar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pagar"?
"pagar" is spelled P-A-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "pagar" mean?
As a verb, "pagar" means: remunerar
What words are commonly confused with "pagar"?
"pagar" is commonly confused with "par", "para", "papa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pagar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pagar" is /pɐ.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pagar" come from?
"pagar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pagar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

aquilo7 variantssexta7 variantsPedro7 variantsporta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list