pegar
[peˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“pegar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,442 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,442
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer que una cosa quede adherida a otra.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pegar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [peˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #6,442 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pegar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pegar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,442 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pegar, with forms such as "epgar", "peagr", and "pegarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Per", "peor", "pena", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pegar, spelled P-E-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer que una cosa quede adherida a otra.
- 2Juntar dos cosas de modo que no quede virtualmente espacio entre ellas.
- 3Infligir castigo físico mediante golpes.
- 4Propinar un golpe específico.
- 5Contagiar, ya sea una enfermedad o un hábito.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epgar,peagr,pegarr,peggar,pegra,pgear,ppegar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pegar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “pegar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Per” - see the side-by-side comparison. pegar vs Per
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.