pegar

[peˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[peˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“pegar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,442
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que una cosa quede adherida a otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pegar · pegar · Spanish

pegar · rank #6,442 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,442
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pedidos

Nearest frequency peer: pedidos (-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 “pegar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pegar” 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).

pegar vs Per
40% similar
pegar vs peor
60% similar
pegar vs pena
60% similar

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

Key facts for pegar
PropertyValue
Headwordpegar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,442
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pegar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pegarcae 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 “pedidos” (#6,441), “pelos” (#6,443), “perdidos” (#6,444). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pegar” va en #6,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pegar (IPA [peˈɣ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,442 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Hacer que una cosa quede adherida a otra.
  2. 2
    Juntar dos cosas de modo que no quede virtualmente espacio entre ellas.
  3. 3
    Infligir castigo físico mediante golpes.
  4. 4
    Propinar un golpe específico.
  5. 5
    Contagiar, ya sea una enfermedad o un hábito.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. tengo que pegar la foto en mi album.
  2. peguen ese mueble a la pared.

Synonyms

adherirarrimarjuntargolpeartundir

Antonyms

separar

This word in other languages

stick(English)coller(Français)

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.

epgar2peagr2pegarr1peggar1pegra2pgear2ppegar1
Edit distance from "pegar"

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 "pegar"?
"pegar" is spelled P-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "pegar" mean?
As a verb, "pegar" means: Hacer que una cosa quede adherida a otra.
What words are commonly confused with "pegar"?
"pegar" is commonly confused with "Per", "peor", "pena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pegar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pegar" is [peˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pegar" come from?
"pegar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pelos#6,443opina#6,436ratas#6,451Messi#6,431

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

lazos7 variantsgreen7 variantstramo7 variantsUribe7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list