Which to use
“pegged” and “pledged” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,548
- “pegged” frequency rank
- #12,299
- “pledged” frequency rank
- 38847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegged | pledged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of peg | simple past and past participle of pledge |
Where the eye mixes pegged and pledged
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegged vs pledged
A purely visual mix-up. pegged (/pɛɡd/) and pledged (/plɛd͡ʒd/) 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 38847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegged is recorded at frequency rank #26,548, classified as averb, pronounced /pɛɡd/. pledged is at rank #12,299, tagged as averb, pronounced /plɛd͡ʒd/.
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 38847, this pair ranks #282,152 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegged vs pledged
Shared letters: degp. Private to "pegged": -. Private to "pledged": l.
"pegged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pledged" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pegged" and "pledged" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pegged" or "pledged"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pegged" and "pledged" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pledged" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,152 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegged" and "pledged" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peeked vs pegged". 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 #282,152 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.