Which to use
“pega” is a noun and “pisa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,143
- “pega” frequency rank
- #11,109
- “pisa” frequency rank
- 16252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pega | pisa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de pegar o conglutinar una cosa con otra. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pega and pisa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pega and pisa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pega vs pisa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pega is [ˈpeɣ̞a] while pisa is [ˈpisa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pega is recorded at frequency rank #5,143, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɣ̞a]. pisa is at rank #11,109, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpisa].
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 16252, this pair ranks #276,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pega vs pisa
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pega": eg. Private to "pisa": is.
"pega" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pisa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pega" and "pisa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pega" and "pisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pipi vs pisa". 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 #276,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.