Which to use
“pegada” is a participle and “pulgada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,911
- “pegada” frequency rank
- #25,012
- “pulgada” frequency rank
- 39923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegada | pulgada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de pegado, participio de pegar. | Unidad de longitud que en un principio correspondía a la medida promedio de la primera falange del pulgar de un hombre adulto. Ha sido estandarizada de diversos modos, pero la de uso más común equivale a 2.54 centímetros y a la doceava parte de un pie. |
Where the eye mixes pegada and pulgada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pegada and pulgada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pegada is [peˈɣ̞að̞a] while pulgada is [pulˈɣ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegada is recorded at frequency rank #14,911, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈɣ̞að̞a]. pulgada is at rank #25,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pulˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 39923, this pair ranks #161,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegada vs pulgada
Shared letters: adgp. Private to "pegada": e. Private to "pulgada": lu.
"pegada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pulgada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pegada" and "pulgada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pegada" or "pulgada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pegada" and "pulgada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulgada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegada" and "pulgada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pulgada vs pulida". 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 #161,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.