pegajoso

/[peɣ̞aˈxoso]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,252

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

pegajoso is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pega o se pega mucho, más de lo controlable. Pronounced [peɣ̞aˈxoso]. Often confused with pegamos and pegados.

Key facts for pegajoso
PropertyValue
Headwordpegajoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[peɣ̞aˈxoso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,252
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pegajoso in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pegajoso is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɣ̞aˈxoso]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,252 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pegajoso, with forms such as "epgajoso", "peagjoso", and "pegajjoso". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "pegamos", "pegados", "pegajosa", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pegajoso, spelled P-E-G-A-J-O-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pega o se pega mucho, más de lo controlable.
  2. 2
    Que se contagia con facilidad, dicho de una idea o una melodía.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una persona, que está muy encima de los demás y deja poco espacio personal.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epgajoso,peagjoso,pegajjoso,pegajoos,pegajosso,pegajsoo,pegaojso,peggajoso,pegjaoso,pgeajoso,ppegajoso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pegajoso

Misspelling Variants of "pegajoso"

epgajoso8peagjoso8pegajjoso9pegajoos8pegajosso9pegajsoo8pegaojso8peggajoso9
Misspelling Variants of "pegajoso"

Frequency rank: #37,252 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pegajoso"?
"pegajoso" is spelled P-E-G-A-J-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peɣ̞aˈxoso].
What does "pegajoso" mean?
As an adj, "pegajoso" means: Que pega o se pega mucho, más de lo controlable.
What words are commonly confused with "pegajoso"?
"pegajoso" is commonly confused with "pegamos", "pegados", "pegajosa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pegajoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pegajoso" is [peɣ̞aˈxoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pegajoso" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.