Which to use
“pegaban” and “pegaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,168
- “pegaban” frequency rank
- #22,448
- “pegaron” frequency rank
- 65616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegaban | pegaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pegaban and pegaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pegaban and pegaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pegaban and pegaron
A purely visual mix-up. pegaban ([peˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and pegaron ([peˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 65616, 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]. pegaron is at rank #22,448, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 65616, this pair ranks #42,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegaban vs pegaron
Shared letters: aegnp. Private to "pegaban": b. Private to "pegaron": or.
"pegaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pegaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pegaban" and "pegaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pegaban" vs "pegaron" - which ranks higher?
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 "pegaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegaban" and "pegaron" 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 #42,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.