Which to use
“pagues” and “pegué” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,589
- “pagues” frequency rank
- #24,995
- “pegué” frequency rank
- 49584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagues | pegué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de pagar o de pagarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pagues and pegué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pagues and pegué
A purely visual mix-up. pagues ([ˈpaɣ̞es]) and pegué ([peˈɣ̞e]) 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 49584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagues is recorded at frequency rank #24,589, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpaɣ̞es]. pegué is at rank #24,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞e].
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 49584, this pair ranks #107,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pagues vs pegué
Shared letters: egpu. Private to "pagues": as. Private to "pegué": é.
"pagues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pegué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pagues ← apgues · pageus · paggues · paguess · paguse · pauges · pgaues · ppagues
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pagues" for "pegué" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pagues" or "pegué" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pagues" and "pegué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagues" and "pegué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegué vs pence". 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 #107,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.