Which to use
“pegaba” and “pegado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,894
- “pegaba” frequency rank
- #8,160
- “pegado” frequency rank
- 32054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegaba | pegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pegar. | Participio de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pegaba and pegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegaba vs pegado
A purely visual mix-up. pegaba ([peˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and pegado ([peˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 32054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegaba is recorded at frequency rank #23,894, classified as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. pegado is at rank #8,160, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 32054, this pair ranks #203,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegaba vs pegado
Shared letters: aegp. Private to "pegaba": b. Private to "pegado": do.
"pegaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pegado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegaba" for "pegado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pegaba" vs "pegado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegaba" and "pegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegaba vs pegaban". 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 #203,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.