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

#24,991
“peajes” frequency rank
#38,868
“peje” frequency rank
63859
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peajes peje
Definition Forma del plural de peaje. Variante anticuada de pez.

Where the eye mixes peajes and peje

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

6 ch
peajes
4 ch
peje

Look-alike desk: peajes vs peje

A purely visual mix-up. peajes ([peˈaxes]) and peje ([ˈpexe]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63859, 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]. peje is at rank #38,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpexe].

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 63859, this pair ranks #47,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of peajes vs peje

Shared letters: ejp. Private to "peajes": as. Private to "peje": -.

"peajes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "peje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peajes ← epajes · paejes · peaejs · peajess · peajjes · peajse · pejaes · ppeajes
  • peje ← epje · peej · pejje · pjee · ppeje

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "peajes" and "peje" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([peˈaxes] versus [ˈpexe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "peajes" or "peje"?
"peajes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,991 in our Spanish list, against #38,868 for "peje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "peje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peajes" and "peje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peje 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 #47,354 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