Which to use
“peg” is a noun and “pegan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,850
- “peg” frequency rank
- #15,443
- “pegan” frequency rank
- 65293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peg | pegan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mutación dura del sustantivo masculino beg. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes peg and pegan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peg runs 3 letters (CVC) against pegan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: peg vs pegan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: peg is /ˈpeːk/ while pegan is [ˈpeɣ̞ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “peg” sits inside “pegan”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peg is recorded at frequency rank #49,850, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeːk/. pegan is at rank #15,443, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpeɣ̞ãn].
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 65293, this pair ranks #43,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peg vs pegan
Shared letters: egp. Private to "peg": -. Private to "pegan": an.
"peg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pegan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pegan ← epgan · peagn · pegann · peggan · pegna · pgean · ppegan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peg" and "pegan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "peg" or "pegan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "peg" and "pegan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peg" and "pegan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peg vs prey". 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 #43,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.