Which to use
“peajes” and “peines” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,991
- “peajes” frequency rank
- #49,852
- “peines” frequency rank
- 74843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peajes | peines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de peaje. | Forma del plural de peine. |
Where the eye mixes peajes and peines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. peajes and peines follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between peajes and peines
A purely visual mix-up. peajes ([peˈaxes]) and peines ([ˈpejnes]) 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 74843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peajes is recorded at frequency rank #24,991, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈaxes]. peines is at rank #49,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpejnes].
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 74843, this pair ranks #20,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peajes vs peines
Shared letters: eps. Private to "peajes": aj. Private to "peines": in.
"peajes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "peines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peajes" and "peines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "peajes" or "peines" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peajes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peajes" and "peines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peines vs pires". 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 #20,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.