pagesvspeajesConfusable pair

Which to use

“pages” and “peajes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,199
“pages” frequency rank
#24,991
“peajes” frequency rank
61190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pages peajes
Definition Forma del plural de page. Forma del plural de peaje.

Where the eye mixes pages and peajes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pages runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against peajes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
pages
6 ch
peajes

Why the eye confuses pages with peajes

A purely visual mix-up. pages (/ˈpeɪdʒɪz/) and peajes ([peˈaxes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pages is recorded at frequency rank #36,199, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪdʒɪz/. peajes is at rank #24,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈaxes].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 61190, this pair ranks #56,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pages vs peajes

Shared letters: aeps. Private to "pages": g. Private to "peajes": j.

"pages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "peajes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pagesapges · paegs · pagess · pagges · pagse · pgaes · ppages
  • peajesepajes · paejes · peaejs · peajess · peajjes · peajse · pejaes · ppeajes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pages" for "peajes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpeɪdʒɪz/ versus [peˈaxes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pages" vs "peajes" - which ranks higher?
"peajes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,991 in our Spanish list, against #36,199 for "pages". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "peajes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pages" and "peajes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pages vs potes". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #56,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list