Which to use
“pegaban” and “pegan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,168
- “pegaban” frequency rank
- #15,443
- “pegan” frequency rank
- 58611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegaban | pegan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pegar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pegaban and pegan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pegaban runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pegan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pegaban vs pegan
A purely visual mix-up. pegaban ([peˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and pegan ([ˈpeɣ̞ãn]) 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 58611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegaban is recorded at frequency rank #43,168, classified as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. 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 58611, this pair ranks #65,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegaban vs pegan
Shared letters: aegnp. Private to "pegaban": b. Private to "pegan": -.
"pegaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pegan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pegaban" and "pegan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pegaban" or "pegan" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegaban" 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 #65,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegaban" and "pegan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paraban 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 #65,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.