pega

[ˈpeɣ̞a]

/[ˈpeɣ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“pega” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,143
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de pegar o conglutinar una cosa con otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pega · pega · Spanish

pega · rank #5,143 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,143
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasaporte

Nearest frequency peer: pasaporte (-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 rango junto al imán ortográfico “pega”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pega” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

pega vs Per
25% similar
pega vs pez
50% similar
pega vs pen
50% similar

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

Key facts for pega
PropertyValue
Headwordpega
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpeɣ̞a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,143
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pega”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pegacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pasaporte” (#5,142), “perra” (#5,144), “participan” (#5,141). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pega” va en #5,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pega (IPA [ˈpeɣ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,143 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pega, with forms such as "epga", "peag", and "pegga". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Per", "pez", "pen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pega, spelled P-E-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de pegar o conglutinar una cosa con otra.
  2. 2
    Baño que se da con la pez a los vasos o vasijas; como son tinajas, ollas, cántaros, pellejos, etc.
  3. 3
    Pez marino del orden de los acantopterigios, de unos cuarenta centímetros de largo y de siete a nueve en su mayor diámetro; fusiforme, de color ceniciento, con una aleta dorsal y otra ventral que nacen en la mitad del cuerpo y se prolongan hasta la cola, y encima de la cabeza un disco oval, formado por una serie de láminas cartilaginosas movibles, con el cual hace el vacío para adherirse fuertemente a los objetos flotantes. Los antiguos le atribuían la propiedad de detener las naves.
  4. 4
    Burla o engaño que se hace a uno por entretenimiento y diversión. Dícese más comúnmente de los que se dan en carnaval.
  5. 5
    Entre estudiantes, pregunta difícil de contestar en exámenes.
  6. 6
    Castigo que se da a uno, especialmente de azotes o golpes.
  7. 7
    Acción de pegar fuego a un barreno.
  8. 8
    Obstáculo o contratiempo.
  9. 9
    Empleo, ocupación en un trabajo remunerado.
  10. 10
    Pegamento, substancia utilizada para unir cosas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Como había previsto, el señor Charrington no había puesto ninguna pega para alquilarle la habitación. Era evidente que le alegraba ganar aquellos pocos dólares.
  2. ―Yo hubiera querido para Ud. algo mejor, compañero. Pero peor es mascar laucha, y le diré que cuesta mucho encontrar pega en estos tiempos.

Synonyms

guaicánrémorachascozurra

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epga
  • peag
  • pegga
  • pgea
  • ppega

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pega - 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.

epga2peag2pegga1pgea2ppega1
Edit distance from "pega"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pega"?
"pega" is spelled P-E-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpeɣ̞a].
What does "pega" mean?
As a noun, "pega" means: Acción de pegar o conglutinar una cosa con otra.
What words are commonly confused with "pega"?
"pega" is commonly confused with "Per", "pez", "pen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pega"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pega" is [ˈpeɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pega" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mito#5,135miss#5,134miro#5,133mide#5,130

Similar misspelling depth

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

tuit5 variantsfrom5 variantsfree5 variantsAlan5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list