pegajoso

[peɣ̞aˈxoso]

/[peɣ̞aˈxoso]/ adj

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The verdict

“pegajoso” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,252
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pega o se pega mucho, más de lo controlable.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pegajoso · pegajoso · Spanish

pegajoso · rank #37,252 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,252
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH patrióticos

Nearest frequency peer: patrióticos (-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 “pegajoso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pegajoso” 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).

pegajoso vs pegamos
75% similar
pegajoso vs pegados
75% similar
pegajoso vs pegajosa
88% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pegajoso”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “patrióticos” (#37,251), “percha” (#37,253), “patológico” (#37,250). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pegajoso” va en #37,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pegajoso (IPA [peɣ̞aˈxoso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,252 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pegajoso, with forms such as "epgajoso", "peagjoso", and "pegajjoso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "pegamos", "pegados", "pegajosa", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 pegajoso, spelled P-E-G-A-J-O-S-O.

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.

This word in other languages

sticky(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epgajoso
  • peagjoso
  • pegajjoso
  • pegajoos
  • pegajosso
  • pegajsoo
  • pegaojso
  • peggajoso
  • pegjaoso
  • pgeajoso
  • ppegajoso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pegajoso - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epgajoso2peagjoso2pegajjoso1pegajoos2pegajosso1pegajsoo2pegaojso2peggajoso1
Edit distance from "pegajoso"

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 "pegajoso"?
"pegajoso" is spelled P-E-G-A-J-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peɣ̞aˈxoso].
What does "pegajoso" mean?
As an adjective, "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?
"pegajoso" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

peritaje#37,254persiana#37,257proveerá#37,270neurosis#37,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

obscuro11 variantsNecochea11 variantsreiterar11 variantsrenegado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list