pegar la hebra
[peˈɣ̞aɾ la ˈeβ̞ɾa]
The verdict
“pegar la hebra” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entablar conversación sin haberlo premeditado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pegar-la-hebra · pegar la hebra · Spanish
pegar la hebra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pegar la hebra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [peˈɣ̞aɾ la ˈeβ̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pegar la hebra” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pegar la hebra is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [peˈɣ̞aɾ la ˈeβ̞ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
pegar la hebra doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pegar la hebra, spelled P-E-G-A-R- -L-A- -H-E-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1Entablar conversación sin haberlo premeditado.
- 2Prolongar una conversación por más tiempo de lo conveniente.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.