pegado
Spanish, adjective/peˈɡado/
pegado is spelled P-E-G-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears 8.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,098th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pegado is a Spanish adjective meaning “cleaving, sticking, stuck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of pegar.
What does pegado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cleaving, sticking, stuck
- 2
form-fitting, figure-hugging
- 3
attached
- 4
hanging
- 5
next to
verb
- 1
past participle of pegar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Participio de pegar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pegado
- pegada feminine
- pegados masculine plural
- pegadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pegado?
- /peˈɡado/
- [peˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]
- [peˈɣ̞að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pegado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pegado in Spanish?
pegado appears 8.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).