Which to use
“pagues” and “peguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,589
- “pagues” frequency rank
- #31,051
- “peguen” frequency rank
- 55640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagues | peguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de pagar o de pagarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pagues and peguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pagues and peguen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pagues with peguen
A purely visual mix-up. pagues ([ˈpaɣ̞es]) and peguen ([ˈpeɣ̞ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55640, 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]. peguen is at rank #31,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpeɣ̞ẽn].
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 55640, this pair ranks #77,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pagues vs peguen
Shared letters: egpu. Private to "pagues": as. Private to "peguen": n.
"pagues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "peguen" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pagues" and "peguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pagues" or "peguen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pagues" and "peguen" 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 "peguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagues" and "peguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paguemos vs pagues". 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 #77,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.